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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fearing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fearing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fearing, please Contact Us.
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 Fearing (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 Fearing. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fearing is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk 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 Polk County: Cherokee (AL), Cleburne (AL), Bartow, Floyd, Haralson & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Fearing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fearing:
- Polk County (The home county of Fearing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Etna
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockmart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Euharlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stilesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Jake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Temple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Berryton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Coosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oreburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Lindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Silver Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rosemont Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Wax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Felton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Budapest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Bremen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Braswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Dailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Nances Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Collins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Merrellton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Colvins Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Tecumseh
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Rock Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Exie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Spring Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Noah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Kirk's Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Tucker Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Howells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Moshat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Grantley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Fruithurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Edwardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Ai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Heflin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Lickskillet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Sigsbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Dog Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Etowah County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Banner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ballplay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hale ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Hokes Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Cobb City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Wilsonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Edwardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Glencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fearing, see our County-by-County Page for Fearing.
Cemeteries Near Fearing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fearing.
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 Fearing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fearing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hutching Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Bower Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Fearing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fearing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fearing, with the one closest to Fearing listed first.
- Etna
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Tecumseh
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Prior
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prior is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior
- Bluffton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Esom Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Rock Run Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Forney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Pleasant Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Spring Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walthrall ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walthrall is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthrall
- Cedartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fearing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fearing.
Newspapers Published in Fearing ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fearing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fearing, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fearing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Fearing:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fearing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Fearing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |