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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 Doraville (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 Doraville. 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.

Doraville is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Clayton, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry & Rockdale.

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

  • DeKalb County     (The home county of Doraville)
  • Barrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Carl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Carl is located in Barrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Allatoona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartow is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Colemans Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
    • Hardman Place
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Skyridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Hickory Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodstock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingridge West
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
    • Lebanon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Motes Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
    • Free Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Holly Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyson Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
    • Allatoona Pass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton County
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Chattahoochee Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
    • Mount Bethel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sturbridge Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
    • Vinings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Holly Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
    • Smyrna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Brookside Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Fair Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Cobb Place Manor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
    • Marietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Noonday
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Ivey Terrace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
  • Dawson County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Lithia Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Flowers Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Blair Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Lakeland Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Springwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Douglasville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Windwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Lafayette Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
    • Franklin Farms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Cumming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
    • Chestatee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Sandy Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Buckhead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Montwicke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Montwicke is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
    • Johns Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Roswell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
    • Linwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Linwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Alpharetta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Union Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Ocee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Preston Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
    • Atlanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cabbage Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Danbury Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
    • Elmside Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
    • Norcross
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Peachtree Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berkeley Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
    • Lilburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Berkeley Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
    • Luxomni
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
      • Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
    • Duluth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Bethesda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
    • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Gay Lan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
      • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
    • Gaines Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
    • Woodbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodbridge is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
    • Flowery Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Stockbridge North
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Stockbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Highland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Whitehouse
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Oakwood Manor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • 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
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Salem Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
    • Salem Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Essex Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Essex Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Newton Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Indian Rose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Hiram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Country Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 west)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Lakeview Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Zingara
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Conyers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Milstead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doraville, with the one closest to Doraville listed first.
    • Split Silk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Youth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Between
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nicholasville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jersey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Doraville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doraville.

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

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

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Doraville had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Doraville had a population of 10,264 people.

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

  • Chamblee
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Norcross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunwoody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hammond is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
  • Seborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Seborn is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seborn
  • Edwardsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Clarkston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Berkshire ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
  • Warsaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Warsaw is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Decatur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stone Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Duluth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Edgewood is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Clifton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Clifton is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Doraville ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doraville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Doraville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Doraville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Doraville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> of Doraville.

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 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 Doraville:

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 Doraville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Doraville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.