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 Foster Mills (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 Foster Mills. 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 Foster Mills ...
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 Foster Mills: Foster Mls. (or less commonly used: Foster Mlls.)
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Foster Mills is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Foster Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Foster Mills:
- Floyd County (The home county of Foster Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oreburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Robealou Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Atlanta Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Lindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Silver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Euharlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stilesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Adairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Country Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Rodgers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zula ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Menlo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Cloudland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Trion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Gordon County
- Plainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Felton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buchanan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Budapest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Braswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Aragon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockmart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Dailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collins ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Nances Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Merrellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Howells Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Tecumseh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Rock Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Noah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Gaylesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Cedar Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Grantley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Muscadine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Fruithurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Lickskillet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Adamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Sigsbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Dog Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Douglas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Etowah County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Banner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ballplay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Foster Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Foster Mills.
Cemeteries Near Foster Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foster Mills.
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 Foster Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Foster Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hemphill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bush Arbor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Community Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain End Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35117 <2>
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Spring 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Foster Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Vans Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vans Valley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Landers ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Landers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landers
- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Melson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Melson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cunningham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cunningham is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Coosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Oreburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Forney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lavender
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Early ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Early is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Waterhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Foster Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foster Mills.
Newspapers Published in Foster Mills ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foster Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foster Mills, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foster Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Foster Mills:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Gordon County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah 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 Foster Mills, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foster Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |