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 Harmony (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 Harmony. 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 hospitals and 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.
Harmony is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Harmony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmony:
- Putnam County (The home county of Harmony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Eatonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hallwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Oconee Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Dennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Resseaus Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Meriwether
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brown's Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Black Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Hardwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- Chamberlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Swaggy Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Union Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Durham Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Daniel Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Gum Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Shady Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Ethridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Fortville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Round Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Haddock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bradley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Wayside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Buckhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bostwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Braswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Newborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mansfield Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Hub Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Dixie Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- East Wood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bishop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- High Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North High Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Marshall Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eastville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Spartan Lane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Maxeys
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Crawfordville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carters Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Social Circle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmony, see our County-by-County Page for Harmony.
Cemeteries Near Harmony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmony.
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 Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan County Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barrows Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ayers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swords Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swords Community Cemetery
- The Swords Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swords Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moores Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- Perdue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Carey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Harmony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harmony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Spivey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spivey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Eatonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Buckhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Godfrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Godfrey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aikenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aikenton is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikenton
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ruth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Veazey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Veazey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greshamville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greshamville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greshamville
- Pennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pennington is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Shady Dale
(14 miles [22.5 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 Harmony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmony.
Newspapers Published in Harmony ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmony, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmony.
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 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 Harmony:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Taliaferro 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> | 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 Harmony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |