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 Fairplay (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 Fairplay. 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 Fairplay ...
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 Play.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairplay. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairplay.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Fairplay is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Greene, Jasper, Newton, Oconee, Putnam & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Fairplay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairplay:
- Morgan County (The home county of Fairplay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Braswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Statham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butts County
- Fincherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Chamberlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Jefferson Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Winterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Bermuda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Lithonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Union Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Loganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Dacula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Snellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Twin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Broxton Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Attica
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Arcade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Braselton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hoschton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nicholson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Shady Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Hull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Hub Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- East Wood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Newborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Essex Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Porterdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Marshall Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Spartan Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Bogart
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Maxeys
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Stephens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Eatonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Zingara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Milstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Conyers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Social Circle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Between
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Nicholasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Split Silk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Youth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairplay, see our County-by-County Page for Fairplay.
Cemeteries Near Fairplay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairplay.
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 Fairplay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairplay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Ponder Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Studdard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malcom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom Cemetery
- The Malcom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ganaway Malcom Cemetery
- Thomas & Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sheets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (455 more) ...
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Fairplay had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairplay, with the one closest to Fairplay listed first.
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dorsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Bostwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Social Circle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Whitney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reese is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alcovy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alcovy is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcovy
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairplay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairplay.
Newspapers Published in Fairplay ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairplay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairplay, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairplay.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Fairplay:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Butts County
- Clarke County
- DeKalb County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Putnam County
- Rockdale County
- Walton 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 Fairplay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairplay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |