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 Gaddistown (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 Gaddistown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gaddistown is located in Union 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 Union County: Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, White, Cherokee (NC) & Clay (NC).
Below are the counties that are near Gaddistown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gaddistown:
- Union County (The home county of Gaddistown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Suches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Owltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Canal Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Ophir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ball Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Dawsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Barrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Margret
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Craytonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Hemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Greens Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Mineral Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Epworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pantertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestatee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Tickanetley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Rolston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Cherry Log
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Path
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Santaluca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- East Ellijay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ellijay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yukon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Whitestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Habersham County
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Murrayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clermont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Land ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Price
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Brookton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Whelchel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Sardis Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- The Bluffs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Hargrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Summer Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Surf Side Club Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
- White Sands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Willow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Dahlonega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Big Canoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talking Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Towns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hiawassee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Yonah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Helen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robertstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Nacoochee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Leo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Culberson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hothouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Murphy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Postell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Burger Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Grape Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Vests
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Pine Log Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Warne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brasstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hayesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Belltown Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Copperhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ducktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chanceytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gaddistown, see our County-by-County Page for Gaddistown.
Cemeteries Near Gaddistown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaddistown.
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 Gaddistown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gaddistown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant #2 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cavender Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spriggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gaddistown had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gaddistown, with the one closest to Gaddistown listed first.
- Suches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quebec ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quebec is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Jay ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jay is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Porter Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Craytonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Willow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Tickanetley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Dahlonega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Choestoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Blairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gaddistown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gaddistown.
Newspapers Published in Gaddistown ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaddistown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gaddistown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gaddistown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Gaddistown:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Gilmer County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens County
- Towns County
- White County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Gaddistown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Gaddistown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |