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 Cedar Rock (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 Cedar Rock. 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.
Cedar Rock is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Taliaferro & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Rock:
- Warren County (The home county of Cedar Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Cadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Mesena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Jewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burke County
- Keysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Appling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sawdust
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Harlem
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maddox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Kiokee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Evans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Arrow Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Glascock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Gibson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Edge Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Daniel Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Swaggy Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- White Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Durham Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Siloam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Gum Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Avera
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stapleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Wrens Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Wrens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Noah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Zebina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Stapletons Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Loce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Lincolnton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hesters Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Thomson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Boneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dearing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Megahee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Blythe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Barton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Raytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crawfordville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Carters Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Washington County
- Warthen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Lundberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rayle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tignall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Rock.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Rock.
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 Cedar Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Ivey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cloud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thomas Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gheesling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lazenby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardaway - Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (527 more) ...
- Mesena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Society Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Cedar Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Rock, with the one closest to Cedar Rock listed first.
- Camak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mesena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Hillman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Bastonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bastonville is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastonville
- Dearing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Rock.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Rock ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Rock, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Rock.
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 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 Cedar Rock:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Glascock County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Taliaferro County
- Washington County
- Wilkes County
- McCormick 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> | 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 Cedar Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cedar Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |