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 Dougherty (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 Dougherty. 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 and hospitals 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.
Dougherty is located in Dawson 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 Dawson County: Cherokee, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Dougherty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dougherty:
- Dawson County (The home county of Dougherty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Lumpkin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Dawsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Banks County
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Free Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Ball Ground
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Buffington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Worley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Hickory Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hardman Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Colemans Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Margret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestatee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Fields Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Lake Union Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Preston Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Johns Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alpharetta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Roswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Tickanetley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Rolston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Whitestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Yukon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Rest Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Suwanee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Berkeley Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dacula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Peachtree Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Berkeley Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Raoul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sardis Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Murrayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summer Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Whelchel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- The Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- White Sands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Gaines Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Gainesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Hargrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Talmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Braselton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Hoschton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pendergrass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Dahlonega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Willow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Big Canoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marble Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tate
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Talking Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Hinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Suches
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Choestoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Owltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Leo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yonah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Helen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nacoochee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Robertstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dougherty, see our County-by-County Page for Dougherty.
Cemeteries Near Dougherty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dougherty.
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 Dougherty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dougherty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Auraria Church of Almighty God Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (371 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Dougherty had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
- Landrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dawsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Coal Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Chestatee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Murrayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Juno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Hightower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oscarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dougherty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dougherty.
Newspapers Published in Dougherty ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dougherty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dougherty, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dougherty.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Dougherty:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Dawson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- White 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> | 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 Dougherty, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dougherty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |