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 Brentwood (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 Brentwood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Brentwood is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Butts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Rockdale & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Brentwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brentwood:
- Newton County (The home county of Brentwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Covington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Essex Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Oxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hub Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Dixie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Porterdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Mansfield Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Newborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Carl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Statham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Fincherville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jenkinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flovilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Rex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ellenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Conley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morrow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Lithonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Pine Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Stonecrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Redan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Pinehurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Stone Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Pine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Panthersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Avondale Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Doral Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Doral Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
- Thomasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Loganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norris Lake Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Twin Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Snellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stonemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Mountain Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Broxton Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Luxomni
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Dacula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bethesda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Whitehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- McDonough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Blacksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Stockbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge North
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Calvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Shady Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Braswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bostwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- High Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Eastville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Osceola Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Bogart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Milstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Zingara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Conyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Jersey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Social Circle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Whitney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Youth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Between
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Split Silk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Good Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Campton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brentwood, see our County-by-County Page for Brentwood.
Cemeteries Near Brentwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brentwood.
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 Brentwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brentwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Southview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southview Cemetery
- The Southview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covington City Cemetery
- New Covington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640575 <2>
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Echols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Historical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Confederate Soldiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawnwood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Bara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rakestraw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harris Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Brentwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brentwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Covington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alcovy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alcovy is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcovy
- Starrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Starrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrsville
- Almon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Almon is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Social Circle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Whitney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Island Shoals ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Island Shoals is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stewart is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Reese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Conyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brentwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brentwood.
Newspapers Published in Brentwood ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brentwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brentwood, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brentwood.
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 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 Brentwood:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Butts County
- Clarke County
- Clayton County
- DeKalb County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Jasper County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Rockdale County
- Walton 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Brentwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Brentwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |