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 Fife (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 Fife. 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 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.
Fife is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth & Gwinnett.
Below are the counties that are near Fife. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fife:
- Fulton County (The home county of Fife)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Fairburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Biscayne Club
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
- Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Wing Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
- Carlton Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pontevedra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Tell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Corn Creek Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- College Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Driskolls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hart Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Bowers Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Kings Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Windermere Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Clayton Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Riverdale Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Normandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Dartmouth Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Fox Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Wilkshire Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Coxs Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Gordon Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Knox Springs Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Nelsons Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Brookside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Ivey Terrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Austell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Furniture City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Mableton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clarkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Powder Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vinings
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Jade Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Senoia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Turin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Newnan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sargent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Haralson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bexton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Moreland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Gresham Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- East Atlanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- East Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Panthersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Druid Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
- Pinehurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Avondale Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- La Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Vista is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Flowers Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Blair Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Springwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Douglasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Hannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Lithia Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Winston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tyree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Ephesus Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Franklin Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Tyrone Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Lafayette Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Winterthur Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Blakely Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peachtree City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- McIntosh Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Harp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Oakwood Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge North
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Blacksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Whitehouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- McDonough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Luthersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Indian Rose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Home Place Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Sunny Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Esmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Experiment
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Griffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fife, see our County-by-County Page for Fife.
Cemeteries Near Fife ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fife.
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 Fife - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fife covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeful Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (557 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Fife in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fife.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fife, with the one closest to Fife listed first.
- Fairburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lester is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Palmetto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ben Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ben Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hill
- Jonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hapeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rivertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fife. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fife.
Newspapers Published in Fife ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fife.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fife, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fife.
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 Fife:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Henry County
- Meriwether County
- Paulding County
- Pike County
- Spalding 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 Fife, 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 from Point A (ie- Fife) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |