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 Harp (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 Harp. 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 and doctors 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.
Harp is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Clayton, Coweta, Fulton & Spalding.
Below are the counties that are near Harp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harp:
- Fayette County (The home county of Harp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Keyland Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- McIntosh Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Inman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woolsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Blakely Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Woolsey Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winterthur Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Foreston Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Hamptons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Franklin Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Jenkinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fincherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- Whitesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Bonanza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Fox Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverdale Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmouth Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkshire Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Windermere Woods
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Kings Forest
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Nelsons Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Brookside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Gordon Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Ivey Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Knox Springs Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Furniture City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Mableton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Austell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Senoia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haralson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bexton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- East Newnan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Moreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Newnan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Sargent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- East Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Gresham Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- East Atlanta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Panthersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Glenwood Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Klondike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Druid Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Avondale Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Emory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Emory is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Flowers Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Blair Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Hannah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Windwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Springwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Douglasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Lithia Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Fife
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Fairburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Club
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Wing Cove
(16 miles [25.7 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
- College Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Doral Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Doral Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
- Hapeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plunket Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Manor
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Stockbridge North
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Blacksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aldora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Barnesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goggins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goggins
- From Harp to Goggins
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Luthersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Edman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrolls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Salem Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Salem Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Williamson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hilltop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Molena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrences Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Rockdale County
- Conyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Sunny Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Esmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Experiment
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harp, see our County-by-County Page for Harp.
Cemeteries Near Harp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harp.
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 Harp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- McBride Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woolsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stubbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (472 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Harp in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harp.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harp, with the one closest to Harp listed first.
- Inman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woolsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Lowry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Senoia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vaughn is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
- Sunny Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Zetella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zetella is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zetella
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Turin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harp.
Newspapers Published in Harp ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harp.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harp, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harp.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Harp:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Meriwether County
- Newton County
- Pike County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding 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 Harp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Harp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |