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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 Diamond (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 Diamond. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Diamond is located in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County: Dawson, Fannin, Gordon, Murray & Pickens.

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

  • Gilmer County     (The home county of Diamond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Tickanetley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
    • Rolston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Cherry Log
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Northcutt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
    • White Path
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • White Path is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
      • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • Santaluca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
    • East Ellijay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ellijay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Yukon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Yukon is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Whitestone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
    • Tails Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Ball Ground
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ophir
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ophir is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Worley Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
    • Salacoa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
      • Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
    • Orange
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Orange is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • White City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Waleska
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Free Home
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Free Home is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
    • Harmony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Harmony is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrettsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
    • Lumpkin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Newport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Newport is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Margret
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Margret is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
    • Greens Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
    • Craytonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Craytonia is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
    • Blue Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Morganton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hemp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hemp is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
    • Mineral Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
    • Cutcane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cutcane is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
    • Epworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pierceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Pierceville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • McCaysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Silver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Chestatee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Oakman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Ranger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Murrayville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Price
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Price is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Sardis Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Whelchel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Whelchel is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
    • Dahlonega
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
    • Garland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Garland is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Carters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Carters is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
    • Ball Ground
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ball Ground is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
    • Wells ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Crandall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatsworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Eton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Big Canoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Marble Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jasper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Talking Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nelson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cagle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cagle is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
    • Hinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinton is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
    • Jerusalem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Ludville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludville is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
    • Talmadge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Talmadge is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
  • Towns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacksonville is located in Towns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
    • Young Harris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Suches
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Youngcane ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Youngcane is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
    • Bethlehem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethlehem is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Canal Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Canal Lake is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
    • Owltown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Owltown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
    • Blairsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Choestoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Choestoe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
    • Hood ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hood is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Yonah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Yonah is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
    • Robertstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Robertstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
  • Cherokee County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Culberson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
    • Hothouse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
    • Burger Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
    • Postell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
  • Clay County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Pine Log Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
    • Warne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
    • Copperhill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Belltown Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
    • Ducktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Chanceytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown

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

Cemeteries Near Diamond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Diamond.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond 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>

While we didn't find Diamond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Diamond.

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

  • Tickanetley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
  • Pisgah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Roy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Roy is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Cartecay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
  • Amicalola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Amicalola is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
  • Cherry Log
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • White Path
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • White Path is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
    • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
  • Johntown ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Johntown is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
  • Emma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Emma is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
  • Gaddistown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gaddistown is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddistown
  • Santaluca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ellijay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Craytonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Craytonia is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
    • Blue Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Diamond ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Diamond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Diamond, 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 Diamond.

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 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 Diamond:

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 Diamond, 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' (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- Diamond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.