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 Holcomb (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 Holcomb. 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 doctors and 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.
Holcomb is located in Pickens 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 Pickens County: Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer & Gordon.
Below are the counties that are near Holcomb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holcomb:
- Pickens County (The home county of Holcomb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Big Canoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Talking Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Ludville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Bolivar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Rydal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Corbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- White
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McCallie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Interchange Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Ophir
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ball Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worley Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Free Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Buffington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waleska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Salacoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Noonday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Holly Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Sturbridge Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Cobb Place Manor
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Barrettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Margret
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Greens Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Craytonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fields Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Lake Union Hill
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Litchfield Hundred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Alpharetta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Preston Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Mountain Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Ocee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Johns Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Tickanetley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Whitestone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Rolston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Yukon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellijay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northcutt
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- White Path
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Cherry Log
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tails Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Santaluca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoraville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Buford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Sugar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suwanee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duluth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Peachtree Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Price
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Murrayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sardis Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Summer Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Gaines Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Whelchel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- White Sands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Gay Lan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- The Bluffs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Flowery Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Dahlonega
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Willow ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Murray County
- Carters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Union County
- Suches
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holcomb, see our County-by-County Page for Holcomb.
Cemeteries Near Holcomb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holcomb.
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 Holcomb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holcomb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conns Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Ground Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Ground City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spriggs Summerour Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Poole Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Holcomb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holcomb.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holcomb, with the one closest to Holcomb listed first.
- Mica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mica is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Marble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Juno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Juno is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Tate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ball Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johntown is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Creighton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Creighton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
- Hightower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Barrettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amicalola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amicalola is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 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 Holcomb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holcomb.
Newspapers Published in Holcomb ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holcomb.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holcomb, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holcomb.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Holcomb:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Pickens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Holcomb) 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 Holcomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |