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 Goochville (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 Goochville. 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.
Goochville is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Madison & Oconee.
Below are the counties that are near Goochville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goochville:
- Jackson County (The home county of Goochville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Talmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braselton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoschton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pendergrass
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Dry Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arcade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Commerce
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Attica
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Nicholson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Statham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Free Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Jefferson Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Pine Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Lexington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Chamberlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Lumpkin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Chestatee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Cromers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Johns Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ocee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Preston Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Lake Union Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Alpharetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Rest Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dacula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Robin Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Sugar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Lawrenceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Suwanee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Raoul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Klondike
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Candler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Chestnut Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Blackshear Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Jarrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Westside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Flowery Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Grace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Dahlonega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Planter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Ila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- Braswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Bogart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Eastville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- North High Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Spartan Lane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- High Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale County
- Zingara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Campton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Between
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Split Silk
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Youth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Good Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Jersey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Leo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goochville, see our County-by-County Page for Goochville.
Cemeteries Near Goochville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goochville.
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 Goochville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goochville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Lott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Macedonia Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mercy Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belmont Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Braselton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Braselton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Talmo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Candler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Goochville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goochville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goochville, with the one closest to Goochville listed first.
- Candler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Chestnut Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoschton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pendergrass
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
- Sugar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Jarrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Flowery Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Constantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Constantine is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goochville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goochville.
Newspapers Published in Goochville ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goochville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goochville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goochville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Goochville:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Clarke County
- Dawson County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Rockdale County
- Walton County
- White 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> | 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 Goochville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goochville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |