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 Dry Pond (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 Dry Pond. 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 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.
Dry Pond is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Madison & Oconee.
Below are the counties that are near Dry Pond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dry Pond:
- Jackson County (The home county of Dry Pond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pendergrass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arcade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Talmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nicholson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Braselton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoschton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Maysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Statham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Jefferson Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Cleveland Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Lexington Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Winterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Chamberlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Dawson County
- Lumpkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Forsyth County
- Chestatee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Plainview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Cromers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parhams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Royston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Canon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Dacula
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Rest Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Grayson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suwanee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Raoul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cornelia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Demorest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Gillsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Candler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Klondike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- White Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Gainesville Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Gainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Chestnut Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blackshear Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Hart County
- Bowersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Grace ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Planter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Ila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Danielsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hull
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Madison Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Dalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Colbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Comer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- Braswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Bogart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Eastville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Spartan Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Marshall Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North High Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Bishop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Arnoldsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Carnes Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Eastanollee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toccoa Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toccoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Campton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Nicholasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Good Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Between
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Leo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dry Pond, see our County-by-County Page for Dry Pond.
Cemeteries Near Dry Pond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dry Pond.
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 Dry Pond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dry Pond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Oconee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Solid Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Faith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thyatira Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dry Pond had a post office and no railroad service. In 2019, Dry Pond had a population of 15,881 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Pond, with the one closest to Dry Pond listed first.
- Apple Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Maysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Constantine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Pendergrass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
- Gillsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clarksboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
- Candler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Hoschton
(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 Dry Pond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dry Pond.
Newspapers Published in Dry Pond ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Pond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dry Pond, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dry Pond.
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 Dry Pond:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Dawson County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Stephens County
- Walton 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> | 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 Dry Pond, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dry Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |