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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 Cisco (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 Cisco. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Cisco is located in Murray 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 Murray County: Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Whitfield, Bradley (TN) & Polk (TN).

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

  • Murray County     (The home county of Cisco)
  • Catoosa County
  • Fannin County
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
    • Tails Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Santaluca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
    • Cherry Log
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellijay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Ellijay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Northcutt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
    • White Path
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • White Path is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
      • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • Yukon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Whitestone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • Oakman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Soapstick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
    • Hill City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill City is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Resaca Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
    • Resaca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Damascus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • New Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
    • Furnace ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Villanow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Park City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Park City is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Rock Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Dewberry Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • John Ross Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
      • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
    • Lytle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lytle is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • Whitfield County
  • Cherokee County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
    • Burger Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
    • Liberty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hothouse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Postell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Bradley County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
    • Earnest ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
    • Wildwood Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
    • South Cleveland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
    • Cleveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Cleveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
    • McDonald
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellefounte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bent Tree Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
    • Countryside Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Countryside Village is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Hopewell Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
    • Hopewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopewell is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Charleston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
    • Howardville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Apison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Collegedale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ooltewah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Auburn Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
      • Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
    • Ryall Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
    • East Brainerd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
    • Harrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brainerd Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Harrison Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
    • Lake Dweller
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hillsboro Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
  • McMinn County (TN)
  • Meigs County (TN)
    • East View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East View is located in Meigs County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
  • Monroe County (TN)
  • Polk County (TN)

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

Cemeteries Near Cisco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cisco.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cisco had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Conasauga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Doogan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Doogan is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doogan
  • Sumac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaverdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Beaverdale is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
  • Alaculsy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alaculsy is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaculsy
  • Felker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Felker is located in Bradley County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker
  • Earnest ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
  • Oldfort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ruralvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mills ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mills is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
  • Norton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Norton is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Hasslers Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hasslers Mill is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasslers Mill
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sylco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylco is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylco
    • Fetzerton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fetzerton is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetzerton
    • Chable ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable

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

Newspapers Published in Cisco ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cisco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cisco, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cisco.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cisco:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cisco) 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 Cisco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.