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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 Concord (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 Concord. 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.

Concord is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Lamar, Meriwether, Spalding & Upson.

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

  • Pike County     (The home county of Concord)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Hilltop
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hilltop is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Zebulon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Molena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lawrences Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
  • Butts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Jenkinsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Lovejoy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bonanza
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bonanza is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Irondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Irondale is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Clayton Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
    • Fox Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jonesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Riverdale Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Haralson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Senoia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Turin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bexton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • Sharpsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Moreland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Grantville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • East Newnan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • Newnan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Smokey Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Brooks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Woolsey Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Foreston Place
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
    • Woolsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Hamptons Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
    • Inman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Harp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Keyland Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
    • McIntosh Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
    • Peachtree City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tinsley Mill Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
    • Fayetteville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Blakely Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
  • Harris County
  • Heard County
    • Corinth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Hampton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blacksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • Oakwood Manor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • McDonough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lamar County
  • Meriwether County
  • Monroe County
  • Spalding County
  • Talbot County
  • Taylor County
  • Troup County
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Barker Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Delray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hannahs Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Sunset Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomaston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Yatesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem

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

Cemeteries Near Concord ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Concord.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.

  • Hebron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fossett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Beckham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Milner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Neal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Powder Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (507 more) ...
    • Hale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bush Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Concord had a population of 360 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Concord had a population of 388 people.

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

  • Neal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Neal is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
  • Jolly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jolly is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
  • Hollonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hollonville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollonville
  • Zebulon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beeks ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Beeks is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
  • Molena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Meansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Weaver ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Weaver is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Oakland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oakland is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Hendricks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hendricks is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rover is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
    • Zetella
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Zetella is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zetella
    • Alps
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Alps is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps

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

Newspapers Published in Concord ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Concord.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Concord, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Concord.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Concord:

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>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 Concord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Concord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.