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 Galloway (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 Galloway. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Galloway is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Dawson, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Union, Cherokee (NC) & Polk (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Galloway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Galloway:
- Fannin County (The home county of Galloway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Epworth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pierceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- McCaysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pantertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Mineral Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Chestnut Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Blue Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cutcane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Greens Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Craytonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Cherry Log
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Santaluca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- East Ellijay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rolston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Ellijay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tickanetley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Yukon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Tails Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Whitestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Cisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crandall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tennga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Eton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gregory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Sumac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Chatsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Pickens County
- Talking Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Towns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Canal Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Owltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Suches
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hood ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Choestoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Whitfield County
- Ruralvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Burger Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Hothouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Culberson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Postell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Vests
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Hiwassee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Grape Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Murphy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Boiling Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Pine Log Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Brasstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- McMinn County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Etowah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Mecca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Goodsprings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Luskville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Coker Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Epperson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jacktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Copperhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Ducktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chable ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Archville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Parksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ball Play
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Servilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Servilla is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ocoee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Galloway, see our County-by-County Page for Galloway.
Cemeteries Near Galloway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Galloway.
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 Galloway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Galloway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Galloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cooper Ridge Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Epworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Curtis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hot House MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot House MB Church Cemetery
- The Hot House MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hothouse MB Church Cemetery
- Salem #2 MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Gass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Galloway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Galloway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Curtis
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Kyle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Hothouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Pierceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Mineral Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cutcane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Ducktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dora ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dora is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Sweet Gum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hothouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Cherry Log
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hemp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Galloway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Galloway.
Newspapers Published in Galloway ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Galloway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Galloway, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Galloway.
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 Galloway:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Towns County
- Union County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Bradley County
- McMinn County
- Monroe 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 Galloway, 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- Galloway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |