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 Caruso (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 Caruso. 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 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.
Caruso is located in Spalding 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 Spalding County: Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Caruso. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caruso:
- Spalding County (The home county of Caruso)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Sunny Side
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Experiment
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Esmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Jenkinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fincherville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Flovilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bonanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Jonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clayton Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Fox Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Riverdale Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Wilkshire Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Dartmouth Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Morrow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Rex
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Senoia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haralson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Sharpsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Turin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bexton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Smith City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- East Newnan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Moreland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newnan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- East Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Klondike
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Pinehurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Gresham Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- Pine Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Panthersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Stonecrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- East Atlanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Glenwood Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- Lithonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Avondale Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Woolsey Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Inman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McIntosh Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Blakely Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winterthur Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Foreston Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Hamptons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Fayette Villa Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Fife
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Biscayne Club
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
- Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
- Doral Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Doral Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
- Blair Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Hapeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plunket Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Fairburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- College Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Wing Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blacksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Highland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Stockbridge North
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Milner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Aldora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Barnesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goggins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Gay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Rocky Mount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Carrolls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Luthersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Box Ankle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Forsyth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Salem Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Salem Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Newton Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hilltop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Molena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrences Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Conyers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- The Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Delray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Hannahs Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Barker Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Yatesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Thomaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caruso, see our County-by-County Page for Caruso.
Cemeteries Near Caruso ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caruso.
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 Caruso - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caruso covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sunny Side.
- The Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Baptist of Sunnyside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147442 <2>
- Griffin Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Neal AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- John Bates Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bostwick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bostick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weems Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Griffin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35941 <2>
- Continue List (479 more) ...
- Stonewall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stonewall Cemetery is located in Griffin.
- The Stonewall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stonewall Confederate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37196 <2>
- New Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Veteran's Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Caruso in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Caruso.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
- Sunny Side
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pomona
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pomona is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Experiment
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lowry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Vaughn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughn is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
- Luella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Luella is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Woolsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Zetella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zetella is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zetella
- Rover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rover is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Inman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caruso. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caruso.
Newspapers Published in Caruso ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caruso.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caruso, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caruso.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Caruso:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Spalding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Clayton County
- Coweta County
- DeKalb County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Meriwether County
- Monroe County
- Newton County
- Pike County
- Rockdale County
- Upson 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caruso) 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 Caruso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |