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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 Driskolls (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 Driskolls. 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.

Driskolls is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.

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

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Driskolls)
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls listed first.
    • Taylorsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Stilesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
    • Shellman ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Shellman is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
      • Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
    • Euharlee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Allatoona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bartow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bartow is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
    • Emerson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Ligon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ligon is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
  • Clayton County
    • Normandy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Normandy is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls listed first.
    • Powder Springs Chase
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
    • Powder Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Austell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Clarkdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Furniture City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
    • Macland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Knox Springs Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
    • Mableton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Blue Ridge Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
    • Gordon Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
    • Ivey Terrace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
    • Brookside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls listed first.
    • Sargent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Newnan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Smokey Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
    • East Newnan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls listed first.
    • Villa Rica
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ephesus Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • Winston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • White City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Tyree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
    • Hannah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Douglasville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Springwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Lakeland Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Blair Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Flowers Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls listed first.
    • Tyrone Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
    • Tyrone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls listed first.
    • Brice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Fulton County
  • Haralson County
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls listed first.
    • Centralhatchee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Roosterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Roosterville is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
    • Ephesus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yates Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls listed first.
    • Home Place Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Hanlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Dallas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hiram
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Rose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Forrister
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Braswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Country Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls listed first.
    • Rockmart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Aragon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Seney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Cedartown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Esom Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Cleburne County (AL)
  • Randolph County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls listed first.
    • Graham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Driskolls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Driskolls.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Driskolls, with the one closest to Driskolls 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.<4>

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

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

  • Villa Rica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Temple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Shady Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Winston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Draketown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Draketown is located in Haralson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
  • Lang ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lang is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
  • Rollins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rollins is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
  • McWhorter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McWhorter is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
  • Nebo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nebo is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Bremen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mandeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mandeville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Emily ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Emily is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
    • Hannah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Carrollton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Driskolls ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Driskolls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Driskolls, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Driskolls.

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 Driskolls:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Driskolls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Driskolls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.