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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 Duluth (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 Duluth. 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 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.

Duluth is located in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County: Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Hall, Rockdale & Walton.

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

  • Gwinnett County     (The home county of Duluth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duluth, with the one closest to Duluth listed first.
    • Berkeley Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Berkeley Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 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
    • Peachtree Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Suwanee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Regency Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Norcross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
    • Bethesda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
    • Lilburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Danbury Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
    • Elmside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
  • Barrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duluth, with the one closest to Duluth listed first.
    • Auburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Carl
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Carl is located in Barrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Winder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bethlehem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Russell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Russell is located in Barrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duluth, with the one closest to Duluth listed first.
    • 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
    • Free Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Colemans Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
    • Hickory Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • White City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Buffington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Skyridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Woodstock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Holly Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
  • Clayton County
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duluth, with the one closest to Duluth listed first.
    • Chattahoochee Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
    • Mount Bethel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sturbridge Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
    • Holly Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
    • Vinings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobb Place Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
    • Noonday
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Smyrna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fair Oaks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Marietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Brookside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Ivey Terrace
      (26 miles [41.8 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
  • DeKalb County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duluth, with the one closest to Duluth listed first.
    • Cumming
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chestatee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duluth, with the one closest to Duluth listed first.
    • Johns Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Preston Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
    • Alpharetta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Union Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Fields Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roswell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Milton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Litchfield Hundred
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
    • Montwicke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Montwicke is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
    • Mountain Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duluth, with the one closest to Duluth listed first.
    • Gay Lan
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
    • Woodbridge
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Absalom ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackshear Place
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
    • Klondike
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Klondike is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Summer Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Summer Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
      • Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
    • Candler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Candler is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
    • Westside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Westside is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Jackson County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duluth, with the one closest to Duluth listed first.
    • Salem Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
    • 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
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickens County
    • Nelson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duluth, with the one closest to Duluth listed first.
    • Zingara
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Milstead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Conyers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Walton County

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

Cemeteries Near Duluth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duluth.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duluth, with the one closest to Duluth 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 Duluth had a population of 319 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Duluth had a population of 29,676 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Duluth ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duluth.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Duluth. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Duluth and those printed in the larger area surrounding Duluth.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> of Duluth.

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 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 Duluth:

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 Duluth, 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- Duluth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.