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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 Fincher Farms (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 Fincher Farms. 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.

Fincher Farms is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Butts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Rockdale & Walton.

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

  • Newton County     (The home county of Fincher Farms)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Mansfield Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Porterdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mansfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Covington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Newton Woods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Dixie Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Dixie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixie is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Newborn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Oxford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • East Wood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
    • Hub Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
    • Salem Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
  • Butts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Fincherville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Fincherville is located in Butts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
    • Jackson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flovilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jenkinsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Rex
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lovejoy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ellenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonanza
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bonanza is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Irondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Irondale is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Jonesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Conley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilkshire Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Klondike
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Klondike is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Pine Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
    • Lithonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonecrest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
    • East Glen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Glen is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
    • Pinehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
    • Redan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bermuda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
    • Panthersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Norris Lake Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
    • Loganville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Twin Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
    • Snellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Stonemont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McDonough
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Blacksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • Whitehouse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Highland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Oakwood Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Stockbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Stockbridge North
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Hampton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Calvin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Monticello
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hillsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Round Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
    • Wayside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Goggins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Goggins is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
      • Goggins has also been known as:
      • Goggans Station
      • Goggans
      • Goggansville
      • Goggins Station
      • Gogginsville
    • Milner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Box Ankle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
    • Juliette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Forsyth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Rutledge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bostwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Braswell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Braswell is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Smyrna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Smyrna is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Buckhead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Eatonton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Conyers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Milstead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Lakeview Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Zingara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Zingara is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
  • Spalding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • East Griffin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
    • Experiment
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunny Side
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Griffin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Esmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Esmond is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.
    • Social Circle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jersey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Whitney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Youth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Youth is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
    • Between
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Between is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
    • Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Split Silk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Split Silk is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
    • Good Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicholasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Nicholasville is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon

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

Cemeteries Near Fincher Farms ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fincher Farms.

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 Fincher Farms - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fincher Farms, with the one closest to Fincher Farms listed first.

  • Stewart Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fincher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Biggers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton Factory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Heard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kitchen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (402 more) ...
    • Bates Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leverette Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<3>

While we didn't find Fincher Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fincher Farms.

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

  • Stewart
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Stewart is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
  • Island Shoals ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Island Shoals is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
  • Worthville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Worthville is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
  • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Stark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stark is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Starrsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Starrsville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrsville
  • Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
  • Peeksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peeksville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
  • Covington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Maxwell is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Newborn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oxford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jenkinsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Almon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Almon is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon

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

Newspapers Published in Fincher Farms ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fincher Farms.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fincher Farms, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fincher Farms.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Fincher Farms:

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