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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 Fort Smith (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 Fort Smith. 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 Fort Smith ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Smith: Ft. Smith

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 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.

Fort Smith is located in Lumpkin County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lumpkin County: Dawson, Fannin, Hall, Towns, Union & White.

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

  • Lumpkin County     (The home county of Fort Smith)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
    • Dahlonega
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Garland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Lumpkin County
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
      • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Ophir
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Cherokee County
    • Ball Ground
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumpkin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
    • Barrettsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrettsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
      • Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Margret
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
      • Margret is located in Fannin County
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Fannin County
    • Craytonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
      • Craytonia is located in Fannin County
    • Hemp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
      • Hemp is located in Fannin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
    • Morganton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greens Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
      • Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
    • Blue Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cutcane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutcane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
      • Cutcane is located in Fannin County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
    • Mineral Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Bluff
      • Mineral Bluff is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Bluff <2>
    • Chestnut Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
      • Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Silver City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
    • Chestatee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
      • Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
    • Cumming
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Tickanetley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tickanetley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
      • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
    • Rolston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Cherry Log
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Northcutt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcutt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
    • White Path
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Path have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
      • White Path is located in Gilmer County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • East Ellijay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Santaluca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santaluca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
    • Yukon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Yukon is located in Gilmer County
    • Ellijay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Whitestone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
  • Habersham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Mauldins ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauldins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
      • Mauldins is located in Habersham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
    • Demorest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Raoul
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
      • Raoul is located in Habersham County
    • Clarkesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Alto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Habersham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
    • Baldwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cornelia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
    • Mount Airy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Murrayville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville
      • Murrayville is located in Hall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrayville <2>
    • Clermont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
      • Land is located in Hall County
    • Price
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Hall County
    • Whelchel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whelchel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
      • Whelchel is located in Hall County
    • Sardis Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
      • Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • The Bluffs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
      • The Bluffs is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
    • Hargrove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
      • Hargrove is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
    • Surf Side Club Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf Side Club Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
      • Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
    • Summer Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
      • Summer Point is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
    • White Sands
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
      • White Sands is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
    • Gower Springs ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gower Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
      • Gower Springs is located in Hall County
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Big Canoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jasper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Pickens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
    • Nelson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Pickens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <2>
    • Cagle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
      • Cagle is located in Pickens County
  • Towns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Towns County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
    • Young Harris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
      • Young Harris is located in Towns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <2>
    • Hiawassee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunt ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
      • Hunt is located in Towns County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Suches
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suches
      • Suches is located in Union County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suches <2>
    • Owltown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
      • Owltown is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
    • Choestoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choestoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
      • Choestoe is located in Union County
    • Hood ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Union County
    • Youngcane ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngcane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
      • Youngcane is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
    • Blairsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Canal Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
      • Canal Lake is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
    • Bethlehem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Union County
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Yonah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
      • Yonah is located in White County
    • Helen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Robertstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
      • Robertstown is located in White County
    • Leo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
      • Leo is located in White County
      • Leo has also been known as:
      • Meldean
    • Nacoochee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
      • Nacoochee is located in White County
    • Naguchee ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naguchee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
      • Naguchee is located in White County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
    • Sautee - Nacoochee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Culberson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
      • Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
    • Hothouse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hothouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
      • Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Clay County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.
    • Pine Log Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Log Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
      • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
    • Warne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warne
      • Warne is located in Clay County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warne <2>
    • Brasstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
      • Brasstown is located in Clay County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasstown <2>
    • Elf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
      • Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
    • Hayesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Smith ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Smith.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Smith, with the one closest to Fort Smith listed first.

  • Mt. Airy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Airy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Airy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woody Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woody Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Town Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant #2 Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant #2 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spriggs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spriggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spriggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Slabtown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tesnatee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tesnatee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tesnatee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smiths Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Fort Smith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Smith.

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

  • Porter Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
  • Willow ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
  • Suches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suches
    • Suches is located in Union County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suches <2>
  • Quebec ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
    • Quebec is located in Union County
  • Dahlonega
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jay ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Jay is located in Lumpkin County
  • Gaddistown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaddistown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddistown
    • Gaddistown is located in Union County
  • Garland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Lumpkin County
  • Pleasant Retreat ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
    • Pleasant Retreat is located in White County
  • Grace ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
  • Halfway ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
  • Tesnatee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tesnatee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee
    • Tesnatee is located in White County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
      • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Choestoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choestoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
      • Choestoe is located in Union County

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Smith ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Smith.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Smith, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Smith.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Fort Smith:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Smith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Fort Smith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Fort Smith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Smith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6298, Longitude: -83.9730       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Smith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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