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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 Grantville (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 Grantville. 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.

Grantville is located in Coweta 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 Coweta County: Carroll, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding & Troup.

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

  • Coweta County     (The home county of Grantville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
    • Smith City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Moreland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bexton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • East Newnan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • Smokey Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
    • Newnan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sargent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sharpsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Turin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Haralson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Senoia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
    • Bowers Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
    • Whitesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lowell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Roopville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyus is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
    • Carrollton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairlawn Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
  • Clayton County
    • Clayton Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
    • Hannah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Tyree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
    • Hamptons Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
    • Peachtree City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinsley Mill Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
    • Foreston Place
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
    • Tyrone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Fayette Villa Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
    • Tyrone Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
    • McIntosh Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
    • Woolsey Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Harp
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Keyland Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
  • Fulton County
  • Harris County
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
    • Corinth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Franklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Centralhatchee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Houston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Houston is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
    • Glenn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • O'Neals Crossroad
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Roosterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Roosterville is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
    • Frolona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Yates Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
    • Ephesus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meriwether County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
    • Hilltop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hilltop is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Molena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawrences Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
    • Williamson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Zebulon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Spalding County
  • Talbot County
  • Troup County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
    • Hogansville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brays Lakeview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Asta Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Asta Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
    • Louise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Louise is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
    • Whitfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Graysons Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • Sunny Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
    • LaGrange
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockwell Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vernon is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Chambers County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
    • McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
    • Evansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Standing Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Grantville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grantville.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grantville had a population of 654 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grantville had a population of 3,341 people.

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

  • Lone Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Charles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Charles is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Luthersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Moreland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Corinth is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Saint Marks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Marks is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
  • Midway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Cooksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cooksville is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Rocky Mount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Newnan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Whitfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Handy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Handy is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Grantville ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grantville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grantville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grantville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Grantville:

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>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- Grantville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lone Oak and Luthersville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<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 Grantville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.