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 Henderson Heights (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 Henderson Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Henderson Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Henderson Heights: Henderson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Henderson Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Henderson Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Henderson Heights is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth & Gwinnett.
Below are the counties that are near Henderson Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henderson Heights:
- Fulton County (The home county of Henderson Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fields Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Alpharetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Union Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Preston Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Litchfield Hundred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Ocee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Mountain Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Roswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Montwicke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Corbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Indian Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Allatoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Bartow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Rydal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Interchange Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Free Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hardman Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Hickory Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Buffington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Colemans Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ball Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Sturbridge Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Holly Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Chattahoochee Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Noonday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Mount Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Cobb Place Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Kennesaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Kennesaw Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Acworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Logan Trace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Barrettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lumpkin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Dunwoody West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peachtree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Doraville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chamblee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Northwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Brookhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- North Atlanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
- Tucker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- La Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- La Vista is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
- Montreal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Cumming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestatee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Gilmer County
- Whitestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Gordon County
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Peachtree Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duluth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elmside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Suwanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norcross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Rest Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Gaines Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Gay Lan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Woodbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Flowery Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Summer Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Sardis Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Chestnut Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Price
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- White Sands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Jackson County
- Braselton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Nelson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Marble Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Big Canoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Hinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Talking Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ludville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henderson Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Henderson Heights.
Cemeteries Near Henderson Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henderson Heights.
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 Henderson Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henderson Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Liberty Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Becker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hughes Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crabapple Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Bagley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Henderson Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henderson Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henderson Heights, with the one closest to Henderson Heights listed first.
- Free Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Batesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Webb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Drew
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Drew is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Alpharetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Hickory Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Ocee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Big Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Creighton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Creighton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
- Cumming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hightower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Keithsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keithsburg is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 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 Henderson Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henderson Heights.
Newspapers Published in Henderson Heights ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henderson Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henderson Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henderson Heights.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Henderson Heights:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Forsyth County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens 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 Henderson Heights, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henderson Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |