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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Don. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Don to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Don, please Contact Us.

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 Don (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 Don. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Don is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk 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 Polk County: Cherokee (AL), Cleburne (AL), Bartow, Floyd, Haralson & Paulding.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Don)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Rockmart
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Aragon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Seney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Cedartown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Esom Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Etna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Etna is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Taylorsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stilesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
    • Euharlee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Shellman ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shellman is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
      • Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
    • Ligon ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ligon is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
    • Kingston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bartow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bartow is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
    • Cartersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rodgers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
    • Allatoona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Allatoona is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
    • Buena Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
    • Cassville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Driskolls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Driskolls is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
    • Hart Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
    • Temple
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bowdon Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jake is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
      • Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
    • Mount Zion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrollton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Payne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Payne is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Gibson Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
    • Allatoona Pass
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
    • Motes Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
    • Tyson Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
    • Kingridge West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Skyridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Woodstock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Holly Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Mars Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Acworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Calumet Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
    • Powder Springs Chase
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
    • Kennesaw Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
    • Logan Trace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Macland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Macland is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
    • Mitchell Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Shiloh West
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Powder Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennesaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Clarkdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Austell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Villa Rica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ephesus Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • White City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Winston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglasville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeland Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Springwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Lithia Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Windwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Blair Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Flowers Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Tyree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
    • Hannah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Brice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brice is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
    • Wax
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wax is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
    • Silver Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bass Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
    • Lindale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dykes ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dykes is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Rosemont Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
    • Atlanta Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
    • Chiaha ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chiaha is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
    • Robealou Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
    • Rome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rome is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
    • Cave Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mount Berry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton County
    • Rivertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
  • Gordon County
    • Plainville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Haralson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Felton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buchanan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Morgan is located in Haralson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Tabernacle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Bremen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Budapest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Budapest is located in Haralson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
    • Waco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Waco is located in Haralson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <2>
    • Tallapoosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Braswell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Braswell is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
    • Hanlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Forrister
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Dallas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dallas is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
    • Country Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Home Place Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Hiram
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hiram is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <2>
    • Indian Rose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
  • Cherokee County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Tecumseh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
    • Rock Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
    • Grantville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Kirk's Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
  • Cleburne County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Don, with the one closest to Don listed first.
    • Palestine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Borden Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
    • Muscadine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
    • Oak Level
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level

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

Cemeteries Near Don ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Don.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Braswell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Braswell is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Rockmart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Red Ore ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Ore is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ore
  • Posco ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Posco is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posco
  • Yorkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Yorkville is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Taylorsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • McPherson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McPherson is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
  • Remus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Remus is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus
  • Hamlet ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamlet is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Pumpkin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
  • McGinnis ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • McGinnis is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis
  • Fish Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fish Creek is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stilesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
    • Fish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Fish is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
    • Seney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people

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

Newspapers Published in Don ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Don.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Don, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Don.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Don:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Don, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Don) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.