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 Center (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 Center. 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 and hospitals 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.
Center is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Madison & Oconee.
Below are the counties that are near Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center:
- Jackson County (The home county of Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Nicholson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Attica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Arcade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Pendergrass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Talmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braselton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hoschton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Statham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Jefferson Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Cleveland Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Lexington Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Winterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Chamberlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Bowman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Cromers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Plainview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Franklin Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Canon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Greene County
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Dacula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Robin Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Raoul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Gillsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Sugar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Klondike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Candler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Chestnut Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Gainesville Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- New Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Rainbow Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Gainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hart County
- Bowersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Planter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Ila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Comer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Madison Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Harrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Carlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Braswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Overlook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Bogart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spartan Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Osceola Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Eastville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Marshall Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Bishop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North High Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Arnoldsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Veribest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Maxeys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Campton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Good Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Between
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Whitney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center, see our County-by-County Page for Center.
Cemeteries Near Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center.
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 Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Niemmo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mizpah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pittman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stapler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (520 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Porterfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Center had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Clarksboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
- Nicholson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Planter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Apple Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Hix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Danielsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Eastville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center.
Newspapers Published in Center ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center.
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 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 Center:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Walton 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 Center, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |