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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 Carrollton (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 Carrollton. 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.

Name Variations for Carrollton ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Carrolton.

  • In past government published Postal Guides, Carrollton was referred to as Carrollton Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Carrollton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carrollton.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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.

Carrollton is located in Carroll County and is the County Seat.

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 Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.

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

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Carrollton)
  • Cobb County
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
    • Sargent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Newnan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smokey Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
    • East Newnan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • Moreland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Bexton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • Sharpsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Turin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
    • Tyree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
    • Hannah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Villa Rica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ephesus Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • Winston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Springwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Douglasville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blair Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Lakeland Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
    • Tyrone Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
    • Tyrone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tinsley Mill Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
    • Peachtree City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton County
  • Haralson County
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
    • Roosterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Roosterville is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
    • Centralhatchee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Ephesus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yates Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
    • Frolona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Riverside is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Corinth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • O'Neals Crossroad
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Houston is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
    • Glenn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
    • Home Place Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Hanlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Indian Rose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Dallas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hiram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Braswell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Forrister
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Country Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Rockmart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Troup County
  • Cleburne County (AL)
  • Randolph County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Carrollton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carrollton.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carrollton had a population of 1,451 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carrollton had a population of 27,450 people.

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

  • Plowshare ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Plowshare is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
  • Clem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clem is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
  • Cross Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Mandeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mandeville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
  • Sand Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Mount Zion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Burwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Burwell is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
  • Mabry ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mabry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
  • Emily ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Emily is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
  • Lang ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lang is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
  • Victory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Victory is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Roopville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Banning
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Banning is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
    • Bowdon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carrollton ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrollton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carrollton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carrollton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carrollton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Carrollton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Carrollton:

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 Carrollton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carrollton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.