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 Burtsboro (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 Burtsboro. 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 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.
Burtsboro is located in Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County: Dawson, Fannin, Hall, Towns, Union & White.
Below are the counties that are near Burtsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burtsboro:
- Lumpkin County (The home county of Burtsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Willow ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ball Ground
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Worley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Buffington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Waleska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardman Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Dawsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Barrettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Margret
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Craytonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Greens Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Hemp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestatee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Lake Union Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Ocee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Preston Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Alpharetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Tickanetley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Rolston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Yukon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Whitestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- East Ellijay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellijay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northcutt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- White Path
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Cherry Log
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Santaluca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Rest Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Suwanee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Raoul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Murrayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Price
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sardis Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Whelchel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- The Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Summer Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Hargrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Land ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- White Sands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Brookton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Talmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Big Canoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marble Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Talking Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Ludville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Suches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Owltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Choestoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Blairsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Canal Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Leo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yonah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Helen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nacoochee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Robertstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burtsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Burtsboro.
Cemeteries Near Burtsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burtsboro.
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 Burtsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burtsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Auraria Church of Almighty God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nimblewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spriggs Summerour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- High Shoals Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Burtsboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burtsboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burtsboro, with the one closest to Burtsboro listed first.
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dawsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Jay ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jay is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Dougherty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dougherty is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Juno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Dahlonega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johntown is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Barrettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Halfway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Amicalola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amicalola is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burtsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burtsboro.
Newspapers Published in Burtsboro ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burtsboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burtsboro, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burtsboro.
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 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 Burtsboro:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Lumpkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- White 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burtsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Burtsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |