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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 Conley (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 Conley. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Conley is located in Clayton 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 Clayton County: Fayette, Fulton, Henry, Rockdale & Spalding.

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

  • Clayton County     (The home county of Conley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ellenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Coxs Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
    • Morrow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rex
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilkshire Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
    • Oak Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Village is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
    • Dartmouth Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
    • Riverdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Normandy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Normandy is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
    • Fox Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Butts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Fincherville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenkinsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
    • Brookside Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Ivey Terrace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
    • Gordon Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
    • Knox Springs Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
    • Vinings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Furniture City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
    • Mableton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Austell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Ridge Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
    • Chattahoochee Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Senoia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Sharpsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Turin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • East Glen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • East Glen is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
    • Gresham Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
    • Panthersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Atlanta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
    • Glenwood Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pinehurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
    • Belvedere Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
    • Avondale Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Decatur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Druid Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Emory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Emory is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
    • North Decatur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • North Decatur is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Decatur
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Flowers Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Lithia Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blair Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Lakeland Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Springwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Douglasville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Winston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ephesus Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Lafayette Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
    • Franklin Farms
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
    • Blakely Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
    • Winterthur Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Keyland Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
    • McIntosh Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
    • Inman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fayette Villa Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
    • Tyrone Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
    • Tyrone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulton County
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Mountain Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Danbury Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
    • Norris Lake Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonemont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
    • Lilburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
    • Elmside Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
    • Norcross
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
    • Luxomni
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
      • Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
    • Berkeley Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Stockbridge North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Stockbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood Manor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Highland Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Whitehouse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Hampton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Blacksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • McDonough
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Salem Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Salem Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
    • Newton Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Porterdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Oxford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Covington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Essex Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Essex Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Indian Rose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Hiram
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Conyers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Milstead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Zingara
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Spalding County
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conley, with the one closest to Conley listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Youth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jersey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Split Silk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Conley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conley.

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

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

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

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, Conley had a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Conley ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conley, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Conley:

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 Conley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.