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 Elders Mill (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 Elders Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Elders Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Elders Mill: Elders Ml. (or less commonly used: Elders Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Elders Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Elders Mill may originally have been Elder's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Elders Mill might be written as Elder Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Elders Mill 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 Elders Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elders Mill:
- Coweta County (The home county of Elders Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Turin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jade Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Sharpsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haralson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Senoia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bexton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Smith City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Moreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Newnan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smokey Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Grantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Whitesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Clayton Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Bonanza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Lovejoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Fox Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Dartmouth Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Jonesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Windermere Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Oak Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Hannah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Foreston Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Hamptons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Peachtree City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Fayette Villa Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Woolsey Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Harp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- McIntosh Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Woolsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keyland Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Carlton Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fife
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Fairburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chattahoochee Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Rico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Biscayne Club
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
- Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
- Corn Creek Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Rivertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Red Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Corinth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centralhatchee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Blacksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Stockbridge North
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- McDonough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Milner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Aldora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Luthersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Edman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carrolls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harris City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Betts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Warm Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Williamson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Molena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrences Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Meansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Esmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Experiment
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sunny Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Hogansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Mountville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Asta Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Louise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Whitfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Graysons Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Sunny Point
(27 miles [43.5 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
- LaGrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Barker Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Hannahs Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Delray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Sunset Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elders Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Elders Mill.
Cemeteries Near Elders Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elders Mill.
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 Elders Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elders Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elder - Linch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Neriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delk - Nixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- China Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haralson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (542 more) ...
- Haralson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Senoia City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore 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.<3>
While we didn't find Elders Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elders Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elders Mill, with the one closest to Elders Mill listed first.
- Turin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haralson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Senoia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Luthersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alps is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps
- Moreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Gay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elders Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elders Mill.
Newspapers Published in Elders Mill ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elders Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elders Mill, 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 Elders Mill.
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 Elders Mill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Coweta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Heard County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Meriwether County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Troup County
- Upson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elders Mill, 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- Elders Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |