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 Harbin (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 Harbin. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Harbin is located in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County: Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Hall, Rockdale & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Harbin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harbin:
- Gwinnett County (The home county of Harbin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Dacula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Broxton Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Oak Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Snellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Twin Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Bethesda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Banks County
- Maysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Statham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Jefferson Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chamberlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Lexington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Dawson County
- Lumpkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Bermuda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Stone Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Lithonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Stonecrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Montreal
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Clarkston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doraville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Cumming
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Johns Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ocee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Preston Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Alpharetta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Union Hill
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Fields Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Chestnut Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flowery Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Gay Lan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Klondike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Blackshear Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Candler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Gaines Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Gainesville Mills
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Hoschton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braselton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pendergrass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Attica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Dry Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Nicholson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Braswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Essex Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Wood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Hub Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Salem Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Newton Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dixie Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Salem Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Mansfield Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Bogart
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Osceola Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Eastville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- North High Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- High Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Bishop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marshall Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Spartan Lane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Watkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Zingara
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Lakeview Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Conyers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Split Silk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Nicholasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Between
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Campton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Youth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Jersey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Good Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Social Circle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harbin, see our County-by-County Page for Harbin.
Cemeteries Near Harbin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harbin.
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 Harbin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harbin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Ewing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peavy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McMillan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pharr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alcovy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loveless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alcova Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carl City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl City Cemetery
- The Carl City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carl Cemetery
- Continue List (502 more) ...
- Helton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Family Cemetery
- The Helton Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Helton Cemetery
- Auburn City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Auburn City Cemetery is located in Auburn.
- The Auburn City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1451821 <2>
- Dacula Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Harbin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harbin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harbin, with the one closest to Harbin listed first.
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Campton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Snellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoschton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Yellow River ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Buford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Suwanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harbin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harbin.
Newspapers Published in Harbin ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harbin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harbin, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harbin.
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 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 Harbin:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gwinnett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Rockdale County
- Walton 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 Harbin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harbin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |