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 Forrister (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 Forrister. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Forrister is located in Paulding 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 Paulding County: Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Forrister. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forrister:
- Paulding County (The home county of Forrister)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Country Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hanlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Hiram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Home Place Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Braswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Indian Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Stilesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Emerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Allatoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Bartow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Cartersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Euharlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Rodgers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Driskolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Temple
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Gibson Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Payne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Allatoona Pass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Motes Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Tyson Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Kingridge West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Breeze Hill Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Skyridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colemans Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Powder Springs Chase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Macland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Calumet Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Powder Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kennesaw Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Shiloh West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Acworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Trace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Kennesaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Dunwoody West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Brookhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Dunwoody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Atlanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
- La Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- La Vista is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Douglasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Winston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeland Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Lithia Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Springwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Villa Rica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Windwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Blair Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Tyree
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Wax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Brice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Bass Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Silver Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Lindale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Atlanta Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Hermitage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Robealou Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- South Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Rivertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Montwicke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Corn Creek Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Pontevedra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Tell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Litchfield Hundred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Sandy Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Brookwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brookwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
- Adams Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Park
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Buchanan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Felton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Waco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Budapest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Rockmart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Grady ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Cedartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forrister, see our County-by-County Page for Forrister.
Cemeteries Near Forrister ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forrister.
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 Forrister - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forrister covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Dallas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old High Shoals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Shoals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (607 more) ...
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Narroway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Forrister in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forrister.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forrister, with the one closest to Forrister listed first.
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Pumpkin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
- Etta ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Etta is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Remus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Remus is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus
- McPherson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McPherson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Hiram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Story ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Story is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Rollins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Crowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crowville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
- Braswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Lost Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
- Yorkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forrister. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forrister.
Newspapers Published in Forrister ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forrister.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forrister, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forrister.
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 either 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 Forrister:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Paulding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Haralson 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> | 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 Forrister, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forrister) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |