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 Burgess (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 Burgess. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Burgess is located in Heard 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 Heard County: Randolph (AL), Carroll, Coweta & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Burgess. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burgess:
- Heard County (The home county of Burgess)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Ephesus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Roosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Frolona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Centralhatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- O'Neals Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Corinth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Tyus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Fairlawn Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Bowers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Mount Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Sargent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Grantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newnan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Hannah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Budapest
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Bremen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tallapoosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Evansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Brays Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Sunny Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Asta Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Sassafrass Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Hogansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Rockwell Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- LaGrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Iron City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Choccolocco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Doublehead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Standing Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Clackville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Stroud
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Red Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Abanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Five Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Milltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Clay County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Delta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cragford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Haynes Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Lineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Motley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Elder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elder is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Mellow Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Ranburne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hightower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hollis Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Muscadine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Heflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fruithurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Abel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Sewell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Newell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- High Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Milner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Milner is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Tallapoosa County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Truett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burgess, see our County-by-County Page for Burgess.
Cemeteries Near Burgess ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burgess.
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 Burgess - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burgess covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Coats Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zachry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Veal Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (483 more) ...
- High Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caney Head Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Burgess in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burgess.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Sewell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Waldrep
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Rockalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockalo is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
- Frolona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Joel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lamar is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Haywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Potash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potash is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Lofty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lofty is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mabry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mabry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
- Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Newell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burgess. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burgess.
Newspapers Published in Burgess ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burgess.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burgess, 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 Burgess.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Burgess:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Heard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Haralson County
- Troup County
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Tallapoosa 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 Burgess, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burgess) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |