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 Cross Plains (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 Cross Plains. 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 Cross Plains ...
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 Cross Plains: Cross Plns.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cross Plains. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross Plains.
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 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.
Cross Plains is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Cross Plains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cross Plains:
- Carroll County (The home county of Cross Plains)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Fairlawn Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Bowers Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Roopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Driskolls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Temple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bowdon Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Kings Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Normandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Windermere Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Powder Springs Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Austell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Powder Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Springs Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Gordon Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Mableton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Ivey Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Macland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Nelsons Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Sargent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- East Newnan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Moreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jade Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Senoia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Hannah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Villa Rica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ephesus Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Windwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Springwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Douglasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Lakeland Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Tyrone Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peachtree City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Fayette Villa Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Hamptons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Franklin Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Lafayette Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Winterthur Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Foreston Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Rivertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Carlton Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- South Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Fairburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Pontevedra
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Fife
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Waco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Budapest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Buchanan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Felton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Centralhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Roosterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Ephesus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Corinth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Frolona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Luthersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Home Place Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Indian Rose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Hiram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hanlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Forrister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Braswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Country Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Hogansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Ranburne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hightower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Muscadine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ai
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Fruithurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Graham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Sewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- High Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cross Plains, see our County-by-County Page for Cross Plains.
Cemeteries Near Cross Plains ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cross Plains.
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 Cross Plains - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cross Plains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Cross Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cross Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hinesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (543 more) ...
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Consolidation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cross Plains had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Clem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clem is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Emily ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emily is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
- Banning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Lang ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lang is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hannah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- McWhorter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McWhorter is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Roscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Plowshare ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plowshare is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Yellow Dirt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt
- Sargent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cross Plains. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross Plains.
Newspapers Published in Cross Plains ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross Plains.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cross Plains, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cross Plains.
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 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 Cross Plains:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Meriwether County
- Paulding County
- Troup County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph 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> | 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 Cross Plains, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cross Plains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |