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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 Fairmount (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 Fairmount. 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 Fairmount ...

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.

Another variation: Fair Mount.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairmount. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairmount.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Fairmount is located in Gordon 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 Gordon County: Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walker & Whitfield.

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

  • Gordon County     (The home county of Fairmount)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Ranger
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sonoraville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Oakman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Farmville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • New Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Soapstick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
    • Calhoun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Damascus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
    • Resaca Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Funkhouser
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
    • Pine Log ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rydal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • White
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • McCallie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • McCallie is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
    • Interchange Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • Adairsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Corbin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Corbin is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
    • Cassville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
    • Country Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
  • Chattooga County
    • Zula ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Zula is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
  • Cherokee County
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
    • Acworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Logan Trace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Mitchell Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Mars Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Noonday
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Calumet Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
    • Kennesaw Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
    • Kennesaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Cobb Place Manor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
    • Hermitage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Shannon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bass Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
    • Dykes ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dykes is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Floyd Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Armuchee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Chiaha ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chiaha is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
    • Mount Berry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerville Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
    • Central Grove ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Central Grove is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
    • Litchfield Hundred
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
    • Mountain Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Milton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
    • Whitestone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
    • Tails Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Yukon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • East Ellijay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellijay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Northcutt
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Rolston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Tickanetley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • White Path
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Santaluca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
    • Cherry Log
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Murray County
  • Pickens County
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
    • Furnace ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Villanow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
    • Crown Mill Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
    • Union Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Fairmount ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairmount.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount 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 Fairmount had a population of 117 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fairmount had a population of 743 people.

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

  • Bolivar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bobo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bobo is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Igo ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Igo is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
    • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
  • Ranger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ludville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Log ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jerusalem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sonoraville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
  • Gum Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Hinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinton is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
  • Colima
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Colima is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colima
  • Cash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cash is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Farmville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wheeler ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wheeler is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Blaine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Blaine is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine

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

Newspapers Published in Fairmount ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairmount.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairmount, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairmount.

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 websites either 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 Fairmount:

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