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 Floral Hill (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 Floral Hill. 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.
Floral Hill is located in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Elbert, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Floral Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Floral Hill:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Floral Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Tignall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Lundberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Rayle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tyrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Appling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kiokee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Silk Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Elberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Goss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Dewy Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Daniel Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Durham Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Union Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lincolnton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Hesters Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Loce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Madison County
- Carlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Veribest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Raytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Carters Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Crawfordville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Cadley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Mesena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Camak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Calhoun Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Latimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lowndesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Abbeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Greenwood County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Verdery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- McCormick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Plum Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Clarks Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Floral Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Floral Hill.
Cemeteries Near Floral Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floral Hill.
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 Floral Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Floral Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Danburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anthonys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Washington Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tignall Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall Baptist Cemetery
- The Tignall Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tignall Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Symrna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heards Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincolnton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Floral Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Floral Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Floral Hill, with the one closest to Floral Hill listed first.
- Danburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danburg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
- Metasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Metasville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Tignall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincolnton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adasburg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adasburg
- Dyson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dyson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson
- Broad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broad is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad
- Bessie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bessie is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
- Agnes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Agnes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leathersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
- Leverett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leverett is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 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 Floral Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floral Hill.
Newspapers Published in Floral Hill ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floral Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Floral Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Floral Hill.
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 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 Floral Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Elbert County
- Greene County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McDuffie County
- Oglethorpe County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Abbeville County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick 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> | 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 Floral Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Floral Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |