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 Coniston (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 Coniston. 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.
Coniston 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 Coniston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coniston:
- Murray County (The home county of Coniston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Carters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Chatsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sumac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gregory
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Bolivar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Rydal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McCallie
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Catoosa Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Chattooga County
- Zula ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Salacoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Worley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Waleska
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ball Ground
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Chestnut Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Blue Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Greens Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Pierceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Epworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Floyd Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Hermitage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Tails Creek
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Whitestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- East Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yukon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Northcutt
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Santaluca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Cherry Log
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tickanetley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Oakman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Ranger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Soapstick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- 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)
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Sonoraville
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Ludville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Talking Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Tate
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Canoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(23 miles [37 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 Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Union Point
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruralvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Waring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Plainview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Rocky Face
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Trickum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Tunnel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Varnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Bradley County (TN)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Hamilton County (TN)
- Howardville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Ball Play
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Chable ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Oldfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Copperhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coniston, see our County-by-County Page for Coniston.
Cemeteries Near Coniston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coniston.
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 Coniston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coniston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- McEntire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Connally Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osborn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berean Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wagnon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Casey Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goble Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Coniston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coniston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coniston, with the one closest to Coniston listed first.
- Carters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Coosawattee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coosawattee is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosawattee
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Buff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Fidelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fidelle is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelle
- Colima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colima is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colima
- Tails Creek
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Carlisle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Decora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Decora is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decora
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Redbud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redbud is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Fort Mountain ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Mountain is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mountain
- Ranger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coniston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coniston.
Newspapers Published in Coniston ...
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 Coniston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coniston, 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 Coniston.
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 Coniston:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Murray County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Fannin County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Pickens County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Polk 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 Coniston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coniston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |