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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 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 have occurred.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Foster Mills is located in Floyd 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 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)
    • Robealou Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
      • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
    • Atlanta Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
      • Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
    • Lindale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rosemont Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosemont Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
      • Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
    • Silver Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <1>
    • Brice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
      • Brice is located in Floyd County
    • Chiaha ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
      • Chiaha is located in Floyd County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
    • Mount Berry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Berry
      • Mount Berry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Berry <1>
    • Rome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
    • Summerville Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
      • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
    • Wax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
      • Wax is located in Floyd County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
      • Ligon is located in Bartow County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stilesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
      • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
    • Shellman ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
      • Shellman is located in Bartow County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Bartow County
    • Rodgers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodgers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
      • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chattoogaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
      • Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
    • Taliaferro ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taliaferro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
      • Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
    • Lyerly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyerly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly
      • Lyerly is located in Chattooga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyerly <1>
    • Berryton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
      • Berryton is located in Chattooga County
    • Summerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Zula ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
      • Zula is located in Chattooga County
    • Menlo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
      • Menlo is located in Chattooga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
    • Pennville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in Chattooga County
    • Cloudland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Trion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
      • Trion is located in Chattooga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
    • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
      • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
  • Gordon County
    • Plainville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Gordon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
    • Tallapoosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Budapest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
      • Budapest is located in Haralson County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Braswell is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
    • Hanlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
    • Cedartown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
    • Esom Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Aragon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockmart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
      • Rockmart is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dailey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
      • Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
    • Piedmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <1>
    • Collins ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Calhoun County (AL)
    • Nances Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
      • Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County (AL)
    • Abernathy ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abernathy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
      • Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
    • Adelia ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
      • Adelia is located in Calhoun County (AL)
    • Merrellton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
      • Merrellton is located in Calhoun County (AL)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
      • Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Kirk's Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
      • Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Lawrence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawrence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Howells Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
      • Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Howells Cross Roads
    • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
      • Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Tecumseh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tecumseh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Rock Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
      • Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Noah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Tucker Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
      • Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Gaylesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylesville
      • Gaylesville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylesville <1>
    • Exie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
      • Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Cedar Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
    • Borden Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
      • Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
    • Oak Level
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Level. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
      • Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
    • Grantley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
      • Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
    • Muscadine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
      • Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
    • Fruithurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
      • Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
      • Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County (AL)
    • Adamsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
      • Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
    • Sigsbee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigsbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
      • Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County (AL)
    • Dog Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
      • Dog Town is located in DeKalb County (AL)
    • Mount Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County (AL)
    • Alpine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
    • Douglas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in DeKalb County (AL)
    • Fort Payne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bankhead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
      • Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
    • Cordell ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
      • Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
      • Banner is located in Etowah County (AL)
    • Ballplay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
      • Ballplay is located in Etowah County (AL)
    • Hale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Etowah County (AL)
    • Coato Bend ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coato Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
      • Coato Bend is located in Etowah County (AL)

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hemphill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemphill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemphill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cave Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bush Arbor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Arbor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Arbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Community Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain End Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain End Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain End Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mountain Spring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vans Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
    • Vans Valley is located in Floyd County
  • Landers ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landers
    • Landers is located in Floyd County
  • Livingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Floyd County
  • Melson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson
    • Melson is located in Floyd County
  • Cave Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cunningham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
    • Cunningham is located in Floyd County
  • Coosa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Floyd County
  • Oreburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
    • Oreburg is located in Floyd County
  • Grantville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Kirk's Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
    • Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Forney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
    • Forney is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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    • Lavender
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavender have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
      • Lavender is located in Floyd County
    • Early ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Early have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
      • Early is located in Floyd County
    • Waterhouse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
      • Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County (AL)

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]<6>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Foster Mills:

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcountyga.org/

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

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 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.
<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>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foster Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foster Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1662, Longitude: -85.3427       In this case, the coordinates for Foster Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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