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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 Garland (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 Garland. 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 doctors and 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.

Garland is located in Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County: Dawson, Fannin, Hall, Towns, Union & White.

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

  • Lumpkin County     (The home county of Garland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Dahlonega
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks County
  • Cherokee County
  • Dawson County
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Margret
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Craytonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemp
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Chestatee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Silver City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Cumming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Tickanetley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Rest Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Buford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Habersham County
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Murrayville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clermont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Price
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Whelchel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Whelchel is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
    • Brookton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
    • The Bluffs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Bluffs is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
    • Hargrove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hargrove is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
    • Sardis Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • White Sands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • White Sands is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
      • Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
    • Surf Side Club Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Gower Springs ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Summer Point
      (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Jackson County
  • Pickens County
  • Towns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Young Harris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Suches
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Choestoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Owltown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hood ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hood is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Youngcane ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Youngcane is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
    • Blairsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Canal Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Bethlehem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • White County

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

Cemeteries Near Garland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garland.

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 Garland - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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, Garland had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Halfway ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Grace ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Tesnatee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tesnatee is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee
  • Dahlonega
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Retreat ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Retreat is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
  • New Bridge ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
  • Murrayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Auraria ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Land ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
  • Price
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Porter Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Landrum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Landrum is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Centerside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Centerside is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
    • Leo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Garland ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garland, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Garland:

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 Garland, 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' (or 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- Garland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.