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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Igo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Igo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Igo, 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 Igo (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 Igo. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Igo is historic, it would have been located within present day Gordon 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 Gordon County: Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walker & Whitfield.
Below are the counties that are near Igo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Igo:
- Gordon County (The home county of Igo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Ranger
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sonoraville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Soapstick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Calhoun Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Rydal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McCallie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Adairsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Interchange Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Corbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Cassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Chattooga County
- Zula ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Salacoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Payne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Allatoona Pass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Hickory Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Acworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Logan Trace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Mars Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Noonday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Bass Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Armuchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Whitestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Yukon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Rolston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- White Path
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Santaluca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Tickanetley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Cherry Log
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Carters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Chatsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sumac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Ludville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Talking Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Tate
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Big Canoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Crown Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Union Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruralvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Rocky Face
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Crow ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Trickum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Igo, see our County-by-County Page for Igo.
Cemeteries Near Igo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Igo.
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 Igo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Igo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Erwin Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gaines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Richardson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (402 more) ...
- Hutcherson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.
Igo itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service. In 2019, Igo had a population of 359 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Igo, with the one closest to Igo listed first.
- Ranger
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bobo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bobo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Fairmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colima is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colima
- Ludville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Sonoraville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Cash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Carlisle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
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- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Redbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Igo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Igo.
Newspapers Published in Igo ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Igo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Igo, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Igo.
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 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 Igo:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gordon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Igo, 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> | 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> | 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- Igo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |