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 Bright Star (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 Bright Star. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Bright Star is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Fulton & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Bright Star. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bright Star:
- Douglas County (The home county of Bright Star)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Windwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- White City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Winston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Ephesus Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Douglasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Lakeland Hills
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Flowers Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Tyree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
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- Villa Rica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lithia Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Allatoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Bartow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Stilesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Driskolls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
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- Hart Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Temple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdon Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
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- Bowers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Mount Zion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roopville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Gibson Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Motes Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Payne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
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- Tyson Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Allatoona Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Kingridge West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Skyridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Normandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Kings Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Windermere Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Coxs Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Oak Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Riverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forest Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dartmouth Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Riverdale Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Clayton Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Fox Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Powder Springs Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Austell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Powder Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Springs Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Gordon Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Mableton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Ivey Terrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Macland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Nelsons Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Brookside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Sargent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newnan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Smokey Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- East Newnan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Sharpsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jade Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moreland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bexton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Smith City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Senoia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- East Atlanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Druid Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Emory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
- Gresham Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- La Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- La Vista is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
- Turner Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turner Village is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Village
- Decatur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Decatur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Decatur is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Decatur
- North Druid Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Druid Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Druid Hills
- Brookhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- North Atlanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
- Glenwood Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- Panthersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Tyrone Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Franklin Farms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Lafayette Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Tinsley Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Peachtree City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winterthur Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Blakely Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Fayetteville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamptons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- McIntosh Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Foreston Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Rivertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Rico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- South Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Chattahoochee Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corn Creek Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Tell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Pontevedra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Carlton Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Red Wing Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Morgan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bremen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buchanan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Budapest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Felton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Centralhatchee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Roosterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Home Place Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Indian Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Country Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- Forrister
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Hanlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Braswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Rockmart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aragon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bright Star, see our County-by-County Page for Bright Star.
Cemeteries Near Bright Star ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bright Star.
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 Bright Star - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bright Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Hunter Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McKoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Villa Rica Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powells Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Star of Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (619 more) ...
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Bright Star in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bright Star.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- Winston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Douglasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McWhorter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McWhorter is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Rivertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Villa Rica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nebo is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Hannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Lithia Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lang ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lang is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sand Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Emily ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emily is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
- Lester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bright Star. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bright Star.
Newspapers Published in Bright Star ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bright Star.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bright Star, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bright Star.
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 Bright Star:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Cherokee County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- DeKalb County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Paulding County
- Polk 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> | 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 Bright Star, 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' (or 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- Bright Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |