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 Coldwater (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 Coldwater. 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 Coldwater ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Cold Water.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Coldwater. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coldwater.
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.
Coldwater is located in Elbert 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 Elbert County: Hart, Lincoln, Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Abbeville (SC), Anderson (SC) & McCormick (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Coldwater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coldwater:
- Elbert County (The home county of Coldwater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Silk Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Elberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Dewy Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bowman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Royston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lavonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gumlog
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cromers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Parhams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Dooleys Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Hartwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleys Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Flat Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Crawfords Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Maretts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Reed Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Bowersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Hesters Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Carlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Comer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Madison Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Danielsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Colbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Ila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Palmetto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Veribest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Tignall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Lowndesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Secession
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Calhoun Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Level Land
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Abbeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Due West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Donalds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honea Path
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Iva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Holland Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Starr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deans is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Price ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Homeland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Caldwell Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Anderson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Fair Play
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coldwater, see our County-by-County Page for Coldwater.
Cemeteries Near Coldwater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coldwater.
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 Coldwater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coldwater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Rock Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vans Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruckersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville Cemetery
- The Ruckersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ruckersville UMC Cemetery
- Vans Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norman Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. James CME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cokesbury UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cokesbury UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Hartwell.
- The Cokesbury UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cokesbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188954 <3>
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Gaines Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harpers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coldwater had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Concordia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Montevideo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Ruckersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruckersville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville
- Moffitsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitsville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Goss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Elberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Lowndesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dewy Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heardmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heardmont is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heardmont
- Iva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Amandaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amandaville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stansell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stansell is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansell
- Oak Bower ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Bower is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
- Holland Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coldwater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coldwater.
Newspapers Published in Coldwater ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coldwater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coldwater, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coldwater.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Coldwater:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Elbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hart County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Oglethorpe County
- Stephens County
- Wilkes County
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- McCormick County
- Oconee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Coldwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Coldwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |