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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 Brice (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 Brice. 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 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 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.

Brice is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.

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

  • Floyd County     (The home county of Brice)
  • Bartow County
  • Carroll County
  • Chattooga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brice, with the one closest to Brice listed first.
    • Chattoogaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Taliaferro ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
    • Zula ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Zula is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
    • Lyerly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Berryton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pennville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brice, with the one closest to Brice listed first.
    • Payne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Payne is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Gibson Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brice, with the one closest to Brice listed first.
    • Mars Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Acworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Calumet Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
    • Logan Trace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Mitchell Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Kennesaw Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
    • Shiloh West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Powder Springs Chase
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
  • Douglas County
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brice, with the one closest to Brice listed first.
    • Plainville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
    • Calhoun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Farmville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sonoraville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
  • Haralson County
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brice, with the one closest to Brice listed first.
    • Braswell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Forrister
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Dallas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Country Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Home Place Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Hiram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Rose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brice, with the one closest to Brice listed first.
    • Seney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Aragon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedartown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockmart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Esom Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brice, with the one closest to Brice listed first.
    • Dailey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Piedmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County (AL)
  • Cleburne County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Brice ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brice.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brice, with the one closest to Brice 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brice had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Seney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Seney is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
  • Reeseburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Reeseburg is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseburg
  • Lake Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Creek is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
  • Hamlet ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlet is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Chulio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chulio is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulio
  • Silver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lindale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fish Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fish Creek is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Atlanta Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Grady ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grady is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
  • Fish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fish is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
  • Posco ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Posco is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posco
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Etowah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Etowah is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Cunningham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cunningham is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
    • New Rome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • New Rome is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome

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

Newspapers Published in Brice ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brice.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brice, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brice.

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 Brice:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brice) 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 Brice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.