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 Colima (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 Colima. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Colima is located in Gordon 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 Gordon County: Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walker & Whitfield.
Below are the counties that are near Colima. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colima:
- Gordon County (The home county of Colima)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Oakman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ranger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sonoraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Farmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Soapstick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Funkhouser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Rydal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adairsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- White
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McCallie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Interchange Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Cassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Corbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Country Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Chattooga County
- Zula ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Salacoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Ball Ground
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Chestnut Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Hermitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Bass Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Armuchee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Whitestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Yukon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- White Path
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Rolston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Santaluca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Tickanetley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Cherry Log
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Carters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Chatsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sumac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gregory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Tennga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Ludville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Talking Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Tate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Canoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Union Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Crown Mill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruralvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Rocky Face
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Crow ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Trickum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Tunnel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Varnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colima, see our County-by-County Page for Colima.
Cemeteries Near Colima ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colima.
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 Colima - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colima covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ball Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McEntire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berean Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erwin Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Connally Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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, Colima had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colima, with the one closest to Colima listed first.
- Ranger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Igo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Bobo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bobo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Carters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Coosawattee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coosawattee is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosawattee
- Buff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Carlisle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Redbud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redbud is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Cash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cash is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wells ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ludville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Fidelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fidelle is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colima. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colima.
Newspapers Published in Colima ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colima.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colima, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colima.
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 helpful 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 Colima:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gordon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Fannin County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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 Colima, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colima) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |