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 Dresden (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 Dresden. 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.
Dresden is located in Coweta 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 Coweta County: Carroll, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Dresden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dresden:
- Coweta County (The home county of Dresden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Smokey Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Sargent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newnan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Turin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Haralson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Senoia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Bowers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tyus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mount Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdon Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Driskolls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Clayton County
- Clayton Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Hannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Ephesus Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Villa Rica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Springwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Windwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Douglasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blair Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Peachtree City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Tyrone Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamptons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Fayette Villa Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Foreston Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Brooks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Franklin Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Rivertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Fairburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fife
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Corn Creek Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Tell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Pontevedra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Morgan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bremen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Centralhatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Roosterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Frolona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Yates Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Ephesus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Lone Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Harris City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Hogansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Graysons Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Asta Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Louise
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Whitfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Sunny Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Mountville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- LaGrange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Abbottsford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Standing Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Ranburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Sewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Graham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Rock Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- High Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roanoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Newell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dresden, see our County-by-County Page for Dresden.
Cemeteries Near Dresden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dresden.
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 Dresden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dresden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dent Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gearold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stallings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (537 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Dresden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dresden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Handy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Handy is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Enon Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enon Grove is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Grove
- Sargent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newnan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Yellow Dirt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Glenloch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Banning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Banning is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dresden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dresden.
Newspapers Published in Dresden ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dresden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dresden, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dresden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dresden:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Coweta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dresden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Dresden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |