RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Butts County >> Fincherville >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Fincherville (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 Fincherville. 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 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.

Fincherville is located in Butts 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 Butts County: Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Newton & Spalding.

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

  • Butts County     (The home county of Fincherville)
  • Clayton County
  • DeKalb County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincherville, with the one closest to Fincherville listed first.
    • Inman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Woolsey Woods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Woolsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Keyland Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
    • Blakely Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
    • Harp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • McIntosh Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
    • Brooks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
    • Winterthur Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincherville, with the one closest to Fincherville listed first.
    • Doral Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Doral Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
    • Blair Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Blair Village is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
    • Plunket Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
    • Thomasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Thomasville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincherville, with the one closest to Fincherville listed first.
    • Norris Lake Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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)
    • Twin Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
    • Loganville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincherville, with the one closest to Fincherville listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blacksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • McDonough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Whitehouse
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Stockbridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakwood Manor
      (18 miles [29 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 North
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Hampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jasper County
  • Jones County
  • Lamar County
  • Monroe County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincherville, with the one closest to Fincherville listed first.
    • Rutledge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincherville, with the one closest to Fincherville listed first.
    • Porterdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Salem Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Newton Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Salem Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
    • Mansfield Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Covington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dixie Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Mansfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dixie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Essex Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Essex Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • East Wood
      (16 miles [25.7 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
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincherville, with the one closest to Fincherville listed first.
    • Williamson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zebulon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fincherville, with the one closest to Fincherville listed first.
    • Conyers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Milstead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Lakeview Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Zingara
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Spalding County
  • Walton County

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

Cemeteries Near Fincherville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fincherville.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fincherville, with the one closest to Fincherville 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>

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

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

  • Worthville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Worthville is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
  • Peeksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peeksville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
  • Island Shoals ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Island Shoals is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
  • Stark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stark is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Stewart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stewart is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
  • Jenkinsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Locust Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
  • Indian Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Indian Springs is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Flovilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Starrsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Starrsville is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrsville
    • McDonough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elgin ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Elgin is located in Butts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin

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

Newspapers Published in Fincherville ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fincherville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fincherville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fincherville.

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 Fincherville:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fincherville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Fincherville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.