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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 Haralson (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 Haralson. 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 doctors and 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.

Haralson is primarily located in Coweta County. A portion of Haralson extends into Meriwether 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 Haralson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haralson:

  • Coweta County     (The home county of Haralson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haralson, with the one closest to Haralson listed first.
    • Senoia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Turin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharpsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bexton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • Smith City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Moreland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East Newnan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • Grantville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Newnan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Smokey Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
    • Sargent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haralson, with the one closest to Haralson listed first.
    • Whitesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowers Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haralson, with the one closest to Haralson listed first.
    • Lovejoy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonanza
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonanza is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Clayton Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Irondale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Irondale is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Riverdale Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
    • Fox Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Shangri-La on the Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
    • Windermere Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
    • Dartmouth Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
    • Kings Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
    • Riverdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Douglas County
    • Hannah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haralson, with the one closest to Haralson listed first.
    • Brooks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Foreston Place
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
    • Hamptons Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
    • Peachtree City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tinsley Mill Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
    • Woolsey Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woolsey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Fayette Villa Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
    • Harp
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Inman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Keyland Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • McIntosh Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haralson, with the one closest to Haralson listed first.
    • Carlton Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
    • Fife
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Palmetto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Fairburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rebecca Lake Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
    • Union City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Chattahoochee Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Biscayne Club
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
      • Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
    • Rico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Corn Creek Cove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
    • Red Wing Cove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
  • Harris County
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haralson, with the one closest to Haralson listed first.
    • Corinth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haralson, with the one closest to Haralson listed first.
    • Hampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood Manor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Locust Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Blacksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • McDonough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockbridge North
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Stockbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Lamar County
  • Meriwether County
  • Pike County
  • Spalding County
  • Talbot County
  • Troup County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haralson, with the one closest to Haralson listed first.
    • Hogansville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mountville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Louise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Louise is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
    • Brays Lakeview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Whitfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Asta Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Asta Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
    • Graysons Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • Sunny Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
    • LaGrange
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Upson County

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

Cemeteries Near Haralson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haralson.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haralson, with the one closest to Haralson 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 Haralson had a population of 114 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Haralson had a population of 185 people.

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

  • Alps
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alps is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps
  • Senoia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Mount
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollonville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollonville
  • Turin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oakland is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Gay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sharpsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Midway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Beeks ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beeks is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
  • Zetella
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Zetella is located in Spalding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zetella
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vaughn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Vaughn is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
    • Luthersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lowry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowry is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry

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

Newspapers Published in Haralson ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haralson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haralson, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haralson.

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 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 Haralson:

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 Haralson, 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 from Point A (ie- Haralson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.