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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Harpertown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Harpertown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harpertown, please Contact Us.

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 Harpertown (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 Harpertown. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Harpertown is historic, it would have been located within present day Hancock 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 Hancock County: Baldwin, Glascock, Greene, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Harpertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harpertown:

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Harpertown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Zebulon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
    • Sparta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Springfield is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Gum Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Black Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
    • Milledgeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • The Colony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Meriwether
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Coopers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
    • Brown's Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Mitchell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Edge Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Gibson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
    • Swaggy Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
    • White Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Siloam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Greensboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Union Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Omaha Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
    • Avera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Avera is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avera <2>
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Haddock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ethridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Fortville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
    • James
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • James is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Mountain Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
    • Gray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Oconee Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
    • Dennis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Hallwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Eatonton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
    • Jefferson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Crawfordville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sharon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Jewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnett is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Norwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Camak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Goat Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Deepstep
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Warthen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Tennille
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Davisboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Riddleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Harrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown listed first.
    • Ivey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Beech Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • McIntyre
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Toomsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dedrich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Irwinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Gordon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
    • Brooks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks

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

Cemeteries Near Harpertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harpertown.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harpertown, with the one closest to Harpertown 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.

While we didn't find Harpertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harpertown.

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

  • Linton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Linton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
  • Sparta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Deepstep
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Milledgeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lindsey ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lindsey is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
  • Culverton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Culverton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culverton
  • Hebron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Warthen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Meriwether
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Chalker ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Chalker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
  • Dennis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dennis is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Liberty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sandersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Agricola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Agricola is located in Glascock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
    • Mayfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayfield is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield

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

Newspapers Published in Harpertown ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harpertown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harpertown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harpertown.

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 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 Harpertown:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Harpertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harpertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.