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 Cotton Creek (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 Cotton Creek. 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 Cotton Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cotton Creek: Cotton Crk. (or less commonly used: Cotton Ck. or Cotton Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cotton Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cotton Creek.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Cotton Creek is located in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County: Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Hall, Rockdale & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Cotton Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cotton Creek:
- Gwinnett County (The home county of Cotton Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Grayson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Broxton Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Snellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Regency Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Twin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Stonemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Bethesda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Luxomni
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Lilburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Statham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Hardman Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Free Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Colemans Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Hickory Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Conley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coxs Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Forest Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Chattahoochee Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Mount Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Sturbridge Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Vinings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brookside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Nelsons Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Bermuda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Stone Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Redan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lithonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montreal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Stonecrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Doraville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North DeKalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North DeKalb is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North DeKalb
- Population from the 2010 Census: 18,947 people
- Northwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Cumming
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chestatee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Johns Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ocee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Preston Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Alpharetta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Union Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Sandy Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Buckhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buckhead is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Roswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Cabbage Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Brookwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brookwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
- Montwicke
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Gay Lan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Woodbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Flowery Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gaines Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Chestnut Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackshear Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Klondike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Candler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Westside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Sugar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Gainesville Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Whitehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Highland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Stockbridge North
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Oakwood Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Hoschton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Braselton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pendergrass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talmo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Braswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rutledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Essex Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Salem Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Porterdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Wood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hub Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Dixie Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Mansfield Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Osceola Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Bogart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eastville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- High Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North High Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Overlook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Zingara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Lakeview Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Conyers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Split Silk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Youth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Between
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Nicholasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Campton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Jersey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Whitney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Good Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Social Circle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cotton Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Cotton Creek.
Cemeteries Near Cotton Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotton Creek.
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 Cotton Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cotton Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reformation Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformation Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reformation Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Snellville.
- The Reformation Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188832 <2>
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gwinnett Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rawlins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow River Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plummer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McHaffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (528 more) ...
- Shadowlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eternal Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cotton Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cotton Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cotton Creek, with the one closest to Cotton Creek listed first.
- Snellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yellow River ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
- Lawrenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweet Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Loganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Duluth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suwanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Redan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norcross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cotton Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotton Creek.
Newspapers Published in Cotton Creek ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotton Creek, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotton Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cotton Creek:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gwinnett County
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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> | 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- Cotton Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cotton Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |