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 Forest Park (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 Forest Park. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Forest Park is located in Hall 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 Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Park:
- Hall County (The home county of Forest Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Woodbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Flowery Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gay Lan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Gaines Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Westside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Candler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Klondike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Gainesville Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Maysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Statham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Free Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Ophir
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Ball Ground
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardman Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hickory Flat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Buffington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Colemans Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Clarke County
- Cleveland Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Chattahoochee Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Sturbridge Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Mount Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Lumpkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Barrettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Peachtree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Doraville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Dunwoody West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Chamblee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Stone Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montreal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Clarkston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Chestatee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Ocee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Johns Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Lake Union Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Alpharetta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Roswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Sandy Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Rest Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Suwanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dacula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Robin Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Lawrenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Regency Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Raoul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Braselton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoschton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pendergrass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Dry Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arcade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Attica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Commerce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nicholson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Dahlonega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grace ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Bogart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Big Canoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale County
- Zingara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Campton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Split Silk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Between
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Youth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- White County
- Leo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Park, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Park.
Cemeteries Near Forest Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Park.
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 Forest Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chattahoochee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arise Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flowery Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander - Black Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broadlawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fraiser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- The Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
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 Forest Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Flowery Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oscarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Chestnut Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Chestatee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Candler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Gainesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Suwanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoschton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Coal Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Park.
Newspapers Published in Forest Park ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Park, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Forest Park:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Hall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Clarke County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Rockdale County
- Walton County
- White 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 Forest Park, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |