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 Ella Gap (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 Ella Gap. 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.
Ella Gap is located in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County: Dawson, Fannin, Gordon, Murray & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Ella Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ella Gap:
- Gilmer County (The home county of Ella Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Yukon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Ellijay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Ellijay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Northcutt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Tails Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- White Path
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Rolston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Santaluca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Tickanetley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Cherry Log
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Rydal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCallie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Salacoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Worley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Ball Ground
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waleska
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Buffington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Free Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Dawsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Greens Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Chestnut Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Blue Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Margret
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Morganton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Epworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pierceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Mineral Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Fry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Hemp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Forsyth County
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Oakman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Fairmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoraville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Soapstick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Farmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Carters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Chatsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Cisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Gregory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Tennga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Talking Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ludville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Jerusalem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Tate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Big Canoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Suches
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Union Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Ruralvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Crown Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Burger Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Culberson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hothouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Copperhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ducktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Chable ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Chanceytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ball Play
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ella Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Ella Gap.
Cemeteries Near Ella Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ella Gap.
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 Ella Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ella Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunlight Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yukon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Ellijay City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talona Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jarrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jarrett Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Ellijay.
- The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elijay Depot Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154784 <2>
- Ellijay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goble Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Ella Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ella Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ella Gap, with the one closest to Ella Gap listed first.
- Talona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Talona is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talona
- Ellijay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Town Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Cartecay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
- Tails Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Carlisle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Mountaintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
- Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- White Path
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Flat Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Talking Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Santaluca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Carters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Tickanetley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ella Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ella Gap.
Newspapers Published in Ella Gap ...
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 Ella Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ella Gap, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ella Gap.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ella Gap:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gilmer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Gordon County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Polk 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> | 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 Ella Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ella Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |