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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 Felton (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 Felton. 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.

Felton is located in Haralson 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 Haralson County: Cleburne (AL), Carroll, Paulding & Polk.

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

  • Haralson County     (The home county of Felton)
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Felton, with the one closest to Felton listed first.
    • Taylorsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ligon ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ligon is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
    • Stilesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
    • Euharlee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shellman ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shellman is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
      • Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
    • Kingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carroll County
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Felton, with the one closest to Felton listed first.
    • Powder Springs Chase
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
    • Powder Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Felton, with the one closest to Felton listed first.
    • Villa Rica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ephesus Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • Winston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • White City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Tyree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
    • Douglasville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Springwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Hannah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Windwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Lakeland Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
  • Floyd County
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Felton, with the one closest to Felton listed first.
    • Braswell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanlin
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Home Place Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Dallas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Forrister
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Country Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Hiram
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Rose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Felton, with the one closest to Felton listed first.
    • Cedartown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Esom Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Etna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockmart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Aragon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Seney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
  • Calhoun County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Felton, with the one closest to Felton listed first.
    • Dailey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Abernathy ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
    • Piedmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Nances Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Collins ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Collins is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • White Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Iron City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Iron City is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Merrellton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Germania Springs ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
    • Jacksonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee County (AL)
  • Cleburne County (AL)
  • Randolph County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Felton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Felton.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Felton, with the one closest to Felton 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Felton had a population of 314 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Dugdown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dugdown is located in Haralson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
  • Youngs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Youngs is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Walthrall ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walthrall is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthrall
  • Little Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Little Creek is located in Haralson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
  • Poplar Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Cedartown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grady ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grady is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
  • Fish Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fish Creek is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Fish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fish is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
  • Greenway ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenway is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Tallapoosa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Esom Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Draketown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Draketown is located in Haralson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
    • Hooper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hooper is located in Haralson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
    • Bremen
      (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 Felton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Felton.

Newspapers Published in Felton ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Felton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Felton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Felton.

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 Felton:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Felton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Felton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.