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 Coal Mountain (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 Coal Mountain. 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 Coal Mountain ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Coal Mountain: Coal Mtn. (or less commonly used: Coal Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Coal Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coal Mountain.
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.
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 hospitals and 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.
Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Cherokee, Dawson, Fulton, Gwinnett & Hall.
Below are the counties that are near Coal Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coal Mountain:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Coal Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestatee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Banks County
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Free Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Ball Ground
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Buffington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Hickory Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hardman Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Worley Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Colemans Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Sturbridge Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Chattahoochee Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Holly Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Mount Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Noonday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Barrettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Dawsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Peachtree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Doraville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dunwoody West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chamblee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Northwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Tucker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Fields Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Lake Union Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Preston Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Johns Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alpharetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Roswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Tickanetley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Whitestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Suwanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Berkeley Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Peachtree Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Lawrenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dacula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Gaines Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Summer Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Gay Lan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Sardis Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Flowery Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- White Sands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Blackshear Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Westside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Talmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Braselton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoschton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pendergrass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Dry Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Willow ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Big Canoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Talking Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Union County
- Suches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Leo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coal Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Coal Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Coal Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coal Mountain.
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 Coal Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coal Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Coal Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sawnee View Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beaver Run Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run Church Cemetery
- The Beaver Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaver Run Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cumming City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Coal Mountain had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestatee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Barrettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Hightower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Oscarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Dougherty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dougherty is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Drew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Creighton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Creighton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
- Free Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Landrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dawsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Big Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coal Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coal Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Coal Mountain ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coal Mountain, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coal Mountain.
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 Coal Mountain:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- White 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 Coal Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Coal Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |