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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 Braselton (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 Braselton. 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.

Braselton is primarily located in Jackson County. A portion of Braselton extends into Gwinnett County, Hall County and Barrow 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 Jackson County: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Madison & Oconee.

Below are the counties that are near Braselton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Braselton:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Braselton)
  • Banks County
  • Barrow County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.
    • Cleveland Station
      (18 miles [29 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
    • Pine Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Athens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverside is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
    • Lexington Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
    • Cedar Shoals Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
    • Chamberlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
    • Winterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Dawson County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.
    • Bermuda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.
    • Chestatee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.
    • Plainview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cromers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cromers is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.
    • Johns Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ocee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Preston Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
    • Lake Union Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.
    • Dacula
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Robin Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
    • Rest Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Buford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lawrenceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
    • Grayson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Suwanee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Broxton Woods
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Loganville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Regency Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 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
  • Habersham County
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.
    • Klondike
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Klondike is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Chestnut Mountain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Candler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Candler is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
    • Sugar Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Blackshear Place
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
    • Jarrett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jarrett is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
    • Flowery Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodbridge is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
    • Gainesville Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
    • Westside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Westside is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
    • Gay Lan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
      • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
    • Gainesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • Garland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.
    • Planter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hull
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ila
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Patterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.
    • Braswell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Braswell is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Bostwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oconee County
  • Rockdale County
  • Walton County
  • White County
    • Leo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Braselton, see our County-by-County Page for Braselton.

Cemeteries Near Braselton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braselton.

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 Braselton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Braselton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.

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>

While we didn't find Braselton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Braselton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Braselton, with the one closest to Braselton listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Braselton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Braselton.

Newspapers Published in Braselton ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Braselton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Braselton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Braselton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Braselton:

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 Braselton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Braselton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.