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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 Buchanan (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 Buchanan. 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.

Buchanan is located in Haralson County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Haralson County: Cleburne (AL), Carroll, Paulding & Polk.

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

  • Haralson County     (The home county of Buchanan)
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Taylorsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stilesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stilesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
      • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
    • Ligon ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
      • Ligon is located in Bartow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
    • Euharlee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shellman ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shellman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
      • Shellman is located in Bartow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Bowdon Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
      • Jake is located in Carroll County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
    • Temple
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Zion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Driskolls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Driskolls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
      • Driskolls is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Driskolls
      • From Buchanan to Driskolls
    • Hart Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
      • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
    • Jonesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Carrollton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairlawn Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
      • Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Bowdon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tyus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
      • Tyus is located in Carroll County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
    • Lowell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Powder Springs Chase
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
      • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
    • Powder Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Macland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Villa Rica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ephesus Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephesus Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • Winston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • White City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Douglas County
    • Tyree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
    • Hannah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
    • Douglasville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Springwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
    • Windwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
    • Lakeland Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Blair Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Flowers Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Brice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
      • Brice is located in Floyd County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brice
      • From Buchanan to Brice
    • Cave Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Wax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Silver Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <1>
    • Lindale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Atlanta Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rosemont Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Robealou Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
      • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
    • Bass Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
      • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Dykes ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
      • Dykes is located in Floyd County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Rico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
      • Rico is located in Fulton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rico
      • From Buchanan to Rico
    • Chattahoochee Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rivertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rivertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
      • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rivertown
      • From Buchanan to Rivertown
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Ephesus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Roosterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
      • Roosterville is located in Heard County
    • Centralhatchee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralhatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
      • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Yates Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
      • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Braswell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Home Place Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Dallas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forrister
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrister have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Hiram
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Country Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Indian Rose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
    • Cedartown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Esom Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockmart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
      • Rockmart is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <1>
    • Aragon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Etna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Etna
      • From Buchanan to Etna
    • Seney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
  • Calhoun County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Abernathy ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abernathy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
      • Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
    • Dailey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dailey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
      • Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dailey
      • From Buchanan to Dailey
    • Piedmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <1>
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
    • Nances Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Iron City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Calhoun County (AL)
    • White Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Tecumseh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tecumseh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tecumseh
      • From Buchanan to Tecumseh
    • Rock Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Garden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Exie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
      • Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Exie
      • From Buchanan to Exie
    • Kirk's Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleburne County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Muscadine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruithurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hopewell
      • From Buchanan to Hopewell
    • Oak Level
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Level. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
      • Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak Level
      • From Buchanan to Oak Level
    • Palestine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Borden Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
      • Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
    • Ai
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
      • Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ai
      • From Buchanan to Ai
    • Edwardsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Grantley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
      • Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grantley
      • From Buchanan to Grantley
    • Ranburne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hightower
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Heflin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
    • Graham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
      • Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sewell
      • From Buchanan to Sewell
    • Newell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Buchanan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buchanan.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan 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.<5>

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

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

  • Poplar Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County
  • Tallapoosa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Felton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bremen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dugdown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dugdown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
    • Dugdown is located in Haralson County
  • Draketown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draketown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
    • Draketown is located in Haralson County
  • Hooper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
    • Hooper is located in Haralson County
  • Little Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
    • Little Creek is located in Haralson County
  • Youngs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Youngs is located in Polk County
  • Mandeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
    • Mandeville is located in Carroll County
  • Temple
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Walthrall ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthrall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthrall
      • Walthrall is located in Polk County
    • Mount Zion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Muscadine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Buchanan ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buchanan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Buchanan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Buchanan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Buchanan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of Buchanan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Buchanan:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buchanan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Haralson County: www.haralsoncountyga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Buchanan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buchanan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buchanan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8022, Longitude: -85.1901    









 

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