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 Hammett Acres (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 Hammett Acres. 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 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.
Hammett Acres is located in Troup 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 Troup County: Chambers (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Harris, Heard & Meriwether.
Below are the counties that are near Hammett Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hammett Acres:
- Troup County (The home county of Hammett Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Brays Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Graysons Landing
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Hogansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Louise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Sunny Point
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Whitfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Sassafrass Hills
(7 miles [11.3 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
- LaGrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Bowers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tyus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Fairlawn Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bowdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Smokey Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- East Newnan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jade Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Haralson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- Hannah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Peachtree City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston Place
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Hamptons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Tinsley Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Tyrone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Pine Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mountainbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Pine Mountain Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Glenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Centralhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Frolona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Roosterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Yates Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Ephesus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Gay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Carrolls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Warm Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Betts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Pike County
- Molena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Fredonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Stroud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Doublehead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Lanett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Eady City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Huguley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Clackville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Rock Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- High Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Roanoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Corbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peavy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Wedowee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hammett Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Hammett Acres.
Cemeteries Near Hammett Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammett Acres.
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 Hammett Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hammett Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purgason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philpot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shilolt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (562 more) ...
- Carser Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Emmaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Word 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 Hammett Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hammett Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hammett Acres, with the one closest to Hammett Acres listed first.
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Owensbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Owensbyville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensbyville
- Whitfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Marks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Marks is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Viola is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Mountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Enon Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enon Grove is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Grove
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Glenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hammett Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hammett Acres.
Newspapers Published in Hammett Acres ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammett Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hammett Acres, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hammett Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hammett Acres:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Troup County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Harris County
- Heard County
- Meriwether County
- Pike County
- Chambers County
- Randolph 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 Hammett Acres, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hammett Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |