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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 Forge Mill (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 Forge Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Forge Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Forge Mill: Forge Ml. (or less commonly used: Forge Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Forge Mill is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Dawson, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Union, Cherokee (NC) & Polk (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Forge Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forge Mill:
- Fannin County (The home county of Forge Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Morganton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mineral Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Hemp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Blue Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Craytonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Epworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pantertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- McCaysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestnut Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Cherry Log
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santaluca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Rolston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Tickanetley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- East Ellijay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yukon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Tails Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Whitestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Willow ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Dahlonega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Cisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crandall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tennga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Gregory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Big Canoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Talking Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Towns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hiawassee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Canal Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Owltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Suches
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hood ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Choestoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Hothouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Culberson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Burger Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Vests
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Pleasant Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Grape Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Murphy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Pine Log Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Brasstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hayesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Coker Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Epperson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Belltown Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Copperhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ducktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chanceytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Archville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Parksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Servilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Ball Play
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forge Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Forge Mill.
Cemeteries Near Forge Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forge Mill.
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 Forge Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forge Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Toccoa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chastain Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Forge Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forge Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forge Mill, with the one closest to Forge Mill listed first.
- Morganton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mineral Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Blue Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hemp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Dora ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dora is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Hothouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Curtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Craytonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Sweet Gum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
- Kyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Wolf Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Culberson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hothouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Pierceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forge Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forge Mill.
Newspapers Published in Forge Mill ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forge Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forge Mill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forge Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Forge Mill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gilmer County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Towns County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Monroe County
- Polk 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Forge Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Forge Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |