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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 Hidden Acres (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 Hidden Acres. 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.

Hidden Acres is located in Hall 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 Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.

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

  • Hall County     (The home county of Hidden Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Surf Side Club Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
    • Hargrove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hargrove is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Brookton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
    • The Bluffs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Bluffs is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
    • Lula
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Land is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
    • New Holland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • New Holland is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
    • Rainbow Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
    • Gower Springs ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gower Springs is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
    • Whelchel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Whelchel is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
    • Gainesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Maysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Homer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Barrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Auburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Carl
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Carl is located in Barrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Winder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Russell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Russell is located in Barrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Statham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee County
    • Ophir
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ophir is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Lumpkin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
    • Dawsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Barrettsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Chestatee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Cumming
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Plainview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Plainview is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Cromers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cromers is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
    • Aquilla ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Aquilla is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Carnesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Parhams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Rest Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Buford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <1>
    • Sugar Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Dacula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Robin Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
    • Suwanee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
  • Habersham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Raoul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Raoul is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
    • Alto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alto is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
    • Baldwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornelia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Demorest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Airy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mauldins ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Mauldins is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
      • Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
    • Clarkesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Turnerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Holly Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Talmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pendergrass
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dry Pond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
    • Braselton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hoschton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Commerce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Nicholson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Talasee ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Talasee is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
    • Attica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Attica is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Garland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Garland is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
    • Dahlonega
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Ila
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ila is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ila
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ila <1>
    • Planter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Planter is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
  • Pickens County
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Carnes Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Toccoa Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Toccoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastanollee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Suches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Choestoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Choestoe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Acres, with the one closest to Hidden Acres listed first.
    • Leo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Leo is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
      • Leo has also been known as:
      • Meldean
    • Cleveland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Yonah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Yonah is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
    • Nacoochee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Nacoochee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
    • Naguchee ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Naguchee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
    • Sautee - Nacoochee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Helen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Robertstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Robertstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown

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

Cemeteries Near Hidden Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hidden Acres.

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 Hidden Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • South Bend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Gainesville.
    • The Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Air Line Cemetery
    • Airline Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Airline Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32473 <3>
  • Hulsey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Bridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dewberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Whitehall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dewberry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Holland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Springway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Gainesville.
    • The Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Timber Ridge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37379 <3>
  • Clemons Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barrett Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (425 more) ...
    • Dunagans Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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.<4>

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

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

  • White Sulphur Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glades
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glades is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
    • Glades has also been known as:
    • The Glades
  • Land ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Land is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
  • Lula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gainesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bellton is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
  • Murrayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Price
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Price is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Jarrett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jarrett is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
  • Gillsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Absalom ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Absalom is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
  • Sugar Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Centerside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Centerside is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
    • Halfway ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Tesnatee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Tesnatee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee

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

Newspapers Published in Hidden Acres ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hidden Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hidden Acres, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hidden Acres.

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 Hidden Acres:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hidden Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hidden Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.