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 Briarwood Estates (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 Briarwood Estates. 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 Briarwood Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Briarwood Estates: Briarwood Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Briarwood Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briarwood Estates.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Briarwood Estates is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Briarwood Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briarwood Estates:
- Carroll County (The home county of Briarwood Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Fairlawn Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Tyus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowers Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Whitesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Temple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cobb County
- Powder Springs Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Sargent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- East Newnan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Grantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Tyree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Hannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Villa Rica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Springwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Douglasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Lakeland Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Lithia Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Tyrone Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Rivertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Carlton Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- South Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Fairburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Waco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Budapest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Felton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Roosterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Centralhatchee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Ephesus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Frolona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- O'Neals Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Glenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Home Place Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Hanlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Braswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- Grady ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Hogansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Calhoun County (AL)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Ranburne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hightower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Muscadine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ai
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Fruithurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Micaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Heflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Hollis Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Sewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Morrison Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Corbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- High Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Milner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Wedowee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Rock Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Briarwood Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Briarwood Estates.
Cemeteries Near Briarwood Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briarwood Estates.
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 Briarwood Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Briarwood Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tallapoosa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stripling Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carrollton City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alms House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Briarwood Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Briarwood Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Briarwood Estates, with the one closest to Briarwood Estates listed first.
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plowshare ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plowshare is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
- Clem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clem is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Burwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burwell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Victory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Mandeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Mabry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mabry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
- Mount Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Bowdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Joel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Sand Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Glenloch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briarwood Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briarwood Estates.
Newspapers Published in Briarwood Estates ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briarwood Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briarwood Estates, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briarwood Estates.
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 Briarwood Estates:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Troup County
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph 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 Briarwood Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Briarwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |